"creation" in seven languages
Meaningcreation
Spanish
creación
/kɾeaˈθjon/
fem.learned
French
création
/kʁeasjɔ̃/
fem.learned
Italian
creazione
/kreatˈtsjone/
fem.learned
Portuguese
criação
/kɾiaˈsɐ̃w/
fem.inherited
Popular shape, like criar: the same word means raising children or livestock (criação de gado).
Romanian
creare
/kreˈare/
fem.learned
The long infinitive of crea 'to create', used as a noun.
Catalan
creació
/kɾeəsiˈo/
fem.learned
English
creation
/kɹiˈeɪʃən/
from Latin/French · Old French creacion / Latin CREĀTIŌ
English → ItaliancreationcreazioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CREĀTIŌNEM‘a making, a bringing forth’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The spoken line of CREĀRE gave Spanish criar 'to raise (children, animals)'; crear and creación are its learned doublets.
English relatives: create, creature, creative, recreation
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In a sentence
- esEl Gobierno apoya la creación de nuevos empleos.
- frLe gouvernement soutient la création de nouveaux emplois.
- itIl governo sostiene la creazione di nuovi posti di lavoro.
- ptO governo apoia a criação de novos empregos.
- roGuvernul sprijină crearea de noi locuri de muncă.
- caEl Govern dona suport a la creació de nous llocs de treball.
- enThe government supports the creation of new jobs.