"tá" means "is" (it's the present tense of the verb "bí")
"tion" isn't an Irish word.
"Quotation" has three syllables. (Quo-ta-tion)
There are four syllables in the word imitation. The four syllables are im-i-ta-tion. The stress point of the word is on the third syllable.
The word imitation has four syllables. The syllables are im-i-ta-tion. The accent is on the third syllable.
The word imitation is divided into syllables like so: im-i-ta-tion.
3 ro-ta-tion
There are four syllables. Vis-i-ta-tion.
Pre-ci-pi-ta-tion
There are 4 syllables. Im-i-ta-tion.
There are three syllables. Dic-ta-tion.
There are 5 syllables. Prec-i-pa-ta-tion.
There are 4 syllables in the word transportation. (Trans-por-ta-tion).
Citation has three syllables. Ci-ta-tion