Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin iūstificātiōnem, from iūstificō, from Latin iūstus. By surface analysis, justificar +‎ -ción; cognate with Galician xustificación.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /xustifikaˈθjon/ [xus.t̪i.fi.kaˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xustifikaˈsjon/ [xus.t̪i.fi.kaˈsjõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: jus‧ti‧fi‧ca‧ción

Noun

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justificación f (plural justificaciones)

  1. justification
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Further reading

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