inspiración

/inspiɾaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

inspiration

💡 Latin in + spirare (breathe): an idea breathed into you

Spanish -ción matches English -tion, so inspiración is a direct cognate of inspiration. In Spain the c sounds like th: in-spi-ra-THYON. It is feminine, like every -ción noun: la inspiración.

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