Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish aflicion~affliccion, borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem. The modern word could also have been reborrowed from Latin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /afliɡˈθjon/ [a.fliɣ̞ˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /afliɡˈsjon/ [a.fliɣ̞ˈsjõn]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧flic‧ción

Noun edit

aflicción f (plural aflicciones)

  1. affliction
  2. sorrow

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