émotion

See also: emotion and Emotion

French

Etymology

From émouvoir +‎ -tion, using the formation of motion as an antecedent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.mo.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

émotion f (plural émotions)

1. emotion

Related terms

• émotionnel
• émouvoir

Descendants

• → Russian: эмоция (emocija), эмо́ція (emócija)
  • → Armenian: էմոցիա (ēmocʻia)
  • → Azerbaijani: emosiya
  • → Georgian: ემოცია (emocia)

Further reading

• “émotion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.