distinción

See also: distincion

Galician

Alternative forms

• distinçom, distinção (Reintegrationist)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin distinctiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /distinˈθjoŋ/ [d̪is̺.t̪in̪ˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /distinˈθjoŋ/ [d̪is̺.t̪in̪ˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /distinˈsjoŋ/ [d̪is.t̪inˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: dis‧tin‧ción

Noun

distinción f (plural distincións)

1. distinction

Related terms

• distinguir
• distintivo
• distinto

Further reading

• “distinción”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distinctiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /distinˈθjon/ [d̪is.t̪ĩn̟ˈθjõn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /distinˈsjon/ [d̪is.t̪ĩnˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: dis‧tin‧ción

Noun

distinción f (plural distinciones)

1. distinction

Derived terms

• a distinción de

Related terms

• distinguir
• distinto

Further reading

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