creation

See also: création and créâtion

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English creacion, creacioun, creation, from Old French creacion (French création), from Latin creātiō, creationis; equivalent to create +‎ -ion. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɹiːˈeɪʃən/
IPA^(key): [kɹiːˈʲeɪʃɘn]
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun[edit]

creation (countable and uncountable, plural creations)

(countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
I think the manufacturer was so ashamed of its creation that it didn't put its name on it!
(uncountable) The act of creating something.
The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared services.

the creation of passwords is done by a computer.
(uncountable) All which exists.
Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.

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Translations[edit]

something created such as an invention or artwork

Armenian: երկ (hy) (erk), ստեղծագործություն (hy) (stełcagorcutʿyun), գործ (hy) (gorc)
Asturian: creación f
Belarusian: тварэ́нне n (tvarénnje), стварэ́нне n (stvarénnje)
Bengali: তৈরী (toiri)
Bulgarian: творе́ние (bg) n (tvorénie)
Catalan: creació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 創作品, 创作品 (chuàngzuòpǐn)
Czech: výtvor m
Dutch: creatie (nl) f, uitvinding (nl) f
Esperanto: kreo
Finnish: luomus (fi)
French: création (fr) f
Galician: creación (gl) f
German: Erfindung (de) f, Werk (de) n, Kreation (de) f, Schöpfung (de) f, Gebilde (de) n
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 f (gaskafts)
Greek: δημιούργημα (el) n (dimioúrgima), δημιουργία (el) f (dimiourgía)
Ancient: κτίσις f (ktísis)
Haitian Creole: kreyasyon
Hebrew: יצירה‎ (he) f (yetzirá)
Hindi: सृष्टि (hi) f (sŕṣṭi)
Hungarian: alkotás (hu), mű (hu), teremtmény (hu)
Italian: creazione (it) f
Japanese: 創作物 (そうさくぶつ, sōsakubutsu)

Kapampangan: pamilalang
Lithuanian: kūrinys m
Macedonian: творба f (tvorba)
Malay: ciptaan (ms)
Maranao: inaden
Middle English: schaft
Norman: créâtion f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kreasjon m

Nynorsk: kreasjon m
Old English: ġesceaft
Plautdietsch: Schepfunk f
Polish: wytwór (pl) m
Portuguese: criação (pt) f
Romanian: creație (ro) f
Russian: творе́ние (ru) n (tvorénije), де́тище (ru) n (détišče), произведе́ние (ru) n (proizvedénije)
Serbo-Croatian: tvorevina (sh) f, stvorevina f, tvorba (sh) f
Slovene: stvaritev (sl) f
Spanish: creación (es) f
Swahili: kiumbe (sw)
Swedish: skapelse (sv) c
Turkish: yaratı (tr), yaratım (tr), kreasyon (tr)
Ukrainian: творі́ння n (tvorínnja)

act of creation

Arabic: اِبْتِكَار‎ m (ibtikār), خَلْق‎ (ar) m (ḵalq)
Armenian: ստեղծագործում (hy) (stełcagorcum), ստեղծագործություն (hy) (stełcagorcutʿyun), ստեղծում (hy) (stełcum)
Asturian: creación f
Belarusian: тварэ́нне n (tvarénnje)
Bulgarian: създава́не (bg) n (sǎzdaváne), сътворе́ние (bg) n (sǎtvorénie)
Catalan: creació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 創作 (zh), 创作 (zh) (chuàngzuò), 創造 (zh), 创造 (zh) (chuàngzào)
Czech: tvoření n, vytvoření (cs) n, vytváření (cs) n
Dutch: creatie (nl) f, schepping (nl) f
Esperanto: kreado
Finnish: luominen (fi)
French: création (fr) f
Galician: creación (gl) f
German: Kreation (de) f, Schöpfung (de) f, Erstellung (de) f, Schaffung (de) f, Schaffen (de) n, Erschaffung (de) f, Erschaffen n, Kreierung f, Kreieren n
Greek: δημιουργία (el) f (dimiourgía)
Ancient Greek: κτίσις f (ktísis)
Haitian Creole: kreyasyon
Hebrew: יצירה‎ (he) f (yetzirá)
Hungarian: alkotás (hu), teremtés (hu)

Italian: creazione (it) f
Japanese: 創造 (ja) (そうぞう, sōzō), 創作 (ja) (そうさく, sōsaku)
Kapampangan: pamaglalang
Korean: 창조 (ko) (changjo), 창작 (ko) (changjak)
Lithuanian: kūryba f
Macedonian: создавање n (sozdavanje)
Malay: penciptaan
Maori: hanganga, waihanganga, whaihanganga
Norman: créâtion f
Old English: ġesceaft
Persian: آفرینش‎ (fa) (âfarineš)
Plautdietsch: Schepfunk f
Polish: tworzenie (pl) n, kreacja (pl) f
Portuguese: criação (pt) f
Romanian: creare (ro) f
Russian: созда́ние (ru) n (sozdánije), созида́ние (ru) n (sozidánije), творе́ние (ru) n (tvorénije), сотворе́ние (ru) n (sotvorénije)
Serbo-Croatian: stvaranje (sh), tvaranje
Slovene: ustvarjanje n, stvarjenje (sl) n
Swedish: skapande (sv) n
Tajik: офариниш (tg) (ofariniš)
Turkish: yaratma (tr), yaratış (tr)
Ukrainian: тво́рення n (tvórennja)

(Biblical) all which exists

Arabic: خَلْق‎ (ar) m (ḵalq)
Asturian: creación f
Bengali: মখলুকাত (môkhlukat)
Catalan: creació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 萬物 (zh), 万物 (zh) (wànwù)
Czech: stvoření (cs) n
Dutch: schepping (nl) f
Esperanto: kreitaro
Finnish: luomakunta (fi)
French: création (fr) f
Galician: creación (gl) f
German: Schöpfung (de) f
Greek: πλάση (el) f (plási)
Hebrew: בריאה‎ f (bri'a)
Hungarian: teremtés (hu)
Italian: creazione (it) f, creato (it) m
Japanese: 万物 (ja) (ばんぶつ, banbutsu)

Lithuanian: kūriniai m pl
Malay: kejadian (ms)
Maori: orokohanga (mi)
Middle English: schaft
Norman: créâtion f
Norwegian: skapning m
Old English: ġesceaft
Polish: stworzenie (pl) n
Portuguese: criação (pt) f
Romanian: creare (ro) f
Russian: мирозда́ние (ru) n (mirozdánije), творе́ние (ru) n (tvorénije), сотворе́ние (ru) n (sotvorénije)
Serbo-Croatian: mirozdanje, stvaranje (sh), tvorba (sh)
Slovene: stvarstvo (sl) n
Spanish: creación (es) f
Swedish: skapelse (sv) c
Tagalog: sangkalikhaan

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Korean: ^{(please verify)} 창조 (ko) (changjo)

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} creación (es) f

Anagrams[edit]

actioner, actorine, anoretic, anticore, reaction, reäction

Interlingua[edit]

Noun[edit]

creation (plural creationes)

creation

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

creation

Alternative form of creacion

creation

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