determinación

See also: determinacion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin determinātiōnem. Cognate with English determination.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deteɾminaˈθjon/ [d̪e.t̪eɾ.mi.naˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /deteɾminaˈsjon/ [d̪e.t̪eɾ.mi.naˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: de‧ter‧mi‧na‧ción

Noun

determinación f (plural determinaciones)

1. determination, identification, establishment, establishing (i.e. figuring out something with relative certainty)
2. determination, resolve, resoluteness (i.e. firmness of purpose or intention)
3. decision
4. setting, fixing, determining (e.g. fixing of a deadline, setting of objectives or goals)
5. firmness

Derived terms

• autodeterminación

 

Related terms

• determinar

 

Further reading

• “determinación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014