abolición

See also: abolicion

Galician

Alternative forms

• aboliçom, abolição (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti

Proto-Italic *oleō

?

Latin aboleō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin abolitiōnemlbor.

Galician abolición

Learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aboliˈθjoŋ/ [a.β̞o.liˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aboliˈθjoŋ/ [a.β̞o.liˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /aboliˈsjoŋ/ [a.β̞o.liˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧bo‧li‧ción

Noun

abolición f (plural abolicións)

1. abolition

Derived terms

• abolicionismo
• abolicionista

Related terms

• abolir

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti

Proto-Italic *oleō

?

Latin aboleō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin abolitiōnembor.

Spanish abolición

Borrowed from Latin abolitiōnem. By surface analysis, abolir +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aboliˈθjon/ [a.β̞o.liˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aboliˈsjon/ [a.β̞o.liˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧li‧ción

Noun

abolición f (plural aboliciones)

1. abolition (the act of destroying a law, custom, etc.)

Derived terms

• abolicionismo
• abolicionista

Related terms

• abolir

Further reading

• “abolición”, 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