abdicación

See also: abdicacion

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin abdicātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abdikaˈθjon/ [aβ̞.ð̞i.kaˈθjõŋ]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ab‧di‧ca‧ción

Noun

abdicación f (plural abdicaciones)

1. abdication (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder)

Related terms

• abdicar

Further reading

• “abdicación”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

• abdicaçom, abdicação (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abdicātiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /abdikaˈθjoŋ/ [aβ̞.ð̞i.kɑˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /abdikaˈθjoŋ/ [aβ̞.ð̞i.kɑˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /abdikaˈsjoŋ/ [aβ̞.ð̞i.kɑˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: ab‧di‧ca‧ción

Noun

abdicación f (plural abdicacións)

1. abdication

Related terms

• abdicar

Further reading

• “abdicación”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdicātiōnem. By surface analysis, abdicar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abdikaˈθjon/ [aβ̞.ð̞i.kaˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /abdikaˈsjon/ [aβ̞.ð̞i.kaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ab‧di‧ca‧ción

Noun

abdicación f (plural abdicaciones)

1. abdication, renunciation

Related terms

• abdicar
• abdicativo

Descendants

• → Tagalog: abdikasyon

Further reading

• “abdicación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025