disprósio

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Portuguese

Chemical element
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disprósio

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dysprosium, from Ancient Greek δυσπρόσιτος (dusprósitos, hard to get).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒisˈpɾɔ.zi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒisˈpɾɔ.zju/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiʃˈpɾɔ.zi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃˈpɾɔ.zju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒisˈpɾɔ.zi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒisˈpɾɔ.zjo/

  • Hyphenation: dis‧pró‧si‧o

Noun

disprósio m (usually uncountable, plural disprósios)

  1. (chemistry) dysprosium (chemical element)