congratulation

== English == === Alternative forms === gratulation (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon Latin congrātulātiō, from congrātulor (“to congratulate”). By surface analysis, congratulate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === congratulation (countable and uncountable, plural congratulations) The act of congratulating. ==== Synonyms ==== congratulating (noun) See also Thesaurus:praise ==== Derived terms ==== congratulate congratulational congratulationary self-congratulation ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin congratulātiōnem, from congratulor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ɡʁa.ty.la.sjɔ̃/ Hyphenation: con‧gra‧tu‧la‧tion === Noun === congratulation f (plural congratulations) (dated) congratulation Synonym: félicitation ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “congratulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012