traición

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Spanish

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Etymology

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A semi-learned form, using the borrowed suffix -ción, and based on the stem of the Old Spanish form trayçón, from Latin trāditiōnem (or formed from the Old Spanish verb traer, itself from Latin trādere, and the suffix -ción);[1] compare Catalan traïció, cf. also French trahison, Italian tradigione. Doublet of the more recent borrowing tradición.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /tɾaiˈθjon/ [t̪ɾa.iˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tɾaiˈsjon/ [t̪ɾa.iˈsjõn]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: tra‧i‧ción

Noun

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traición f (plural traiciones)

  1. treason
  2. treachery
    Synonym: alevosía

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “traición”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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