motivación

See also: motivacion

Galician

Alternative forms

• motivaçom, motivação (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From motivar + -ción.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /motibaˈθjoŋ/ [mo.t̪i.β̞aˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /motibaˈθjoŋ/ [mo.t̪i.β̞aˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /motibaˈsjoŋ/ [mo.t̪i.β̞aˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: mo‧ti‧va‧ción

Noun

motivación f (plural motivacións)

1. motivation

Further reading

• “motivación”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti

Proto-Italic *moweō

Latin moveō

Latin mōtus

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Late Latin motīvuslbor.

Spanish motivo

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish motivar

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?

Latin -ō

Latin -ōnem

Latin -tiōnemlbor.

Spanish -ción

Spanish motivación

From motivar + -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /motibaˈθjon/ [mo.t̪i.β̞aˈθjõn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /motibaˈsjon/ [mo.t̪i.β̞aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: mo‧ti‧va‧ción

Noun

motivación f (plural motivaciones)

1. motivation

Derived terms

• motivacional

Further reading

• “motivación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026