imitación

See also: imitacion

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin imitātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imitaˈθjon/ [i.mi.t̪aˈθjõŋ]
• Rhymes: -on
• Hyphenation: i‧mi‧ta‧ción

Noun

imitación f (plural imitaciones)

1. imitation

Related terms

• imitar

Further reading

• Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.

Galician

Alternative forms

• imitaçom, imitação (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Latin imitātiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /imitaˈθjoŋ/ [i.mi.t̪aˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /imitaˈθjoŋ/ [i.mi.t̪aˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /imitaˈsjoŋ/ [i.mi.t̪aˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: i‧mi‧ta‧ción

Noun

imitación f (plural imitacións)

1. imitation

Related terms

• imitar

Further reading

• “imitación”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “imitación”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imitātiōnem. Cognate with English imitation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /imitaˈθjon/ [i.mi.t̪aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /imitaˈsjon/ [i.mi.t̪aˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: i‧mi‧ta‧ción

Noun

imitación f (plural imitaciones)

1. imitation, mimicking, mimicry, emulation
2. knockoff
3. impression, impersonation
4. fake, dummy, imitation

Related terms

• imitar

Further reading

• “imitación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10