inhalación

inhalation

noun een-ah-lah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Inhalación follows the pattern of Spanish nouns ending in -ción, which are always feminine. Its verb counterpart is inhalar ('to inhale'), and the device is an inhalador (masculine). In medical contexts it often appears in the phrase inhalación de humo ('smoke inhalation'). The plural inhalaciones has a predictable accent shift because the accent on the base form is on the penultimate syllable of -ción.

Examples

"La inhalación de vapores es peligrosa."

Natural Translation

Inhaling fumes is dangerous.

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