gobernación
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish gouernaçion, governaçion, from Latin gubernātiōnem, accusative singular of gubernātiō (“direction, management, government”), or based on Old Spanish gouernar (“to govern”). Analytically from gobernar (“to govern”) + -ción.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ɡobeɾnaˈθjon/ [ɡo.β̞eɾ.naˈθjõn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ɡobeɾnaˈsjon/ [ɡo.β̞eɾ.naˈsjõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: go‧ber‧na‧ción
Noun
gobernación f (plural gobernaciones)
- government, governance
Related terms
- gobernador
- gobernar
- gobierno
Further reading
- “gobernación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014