irrigation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === irrigation (countable and uncountable, plural irrigations) The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin irrigātiō. By surface analysis, irriguer +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ʁi.ɡa.sjɔ̃/ Hyphenation: i‧rri‧ga‧tion === Noun === irrigation f (plural irrigations) irrigation === Further reading === “irrigation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012