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Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía, “one’s own temperament”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one’s own”) + σύν (sún, “together”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “temperament”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.d͡ʒi.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌi.d͡ʒjo.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.ɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.d͡ʒi.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌi.d͡ʒjo.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.d͡ʒi.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌi.d͡ʒjo.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.a/
- Hyphenation: i‧di‧os‧sin‧cra‧si‧a
Noun
idiossincrasia f (plural idiossincrasias)
- idiosyncrasy, quirk