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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin quaternārius.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾju/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kwa.teɾˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teɾˈna.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kwa.teɻˈna.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teɻˈna.ɾjo/
- Hyphenation: qua‧ter‧ná‧ri‧o
Adjective
quaternário (feminine quaternária, masculine plural quaternários, feminine plural quaternárias)
- quaternary (having four elements)
- (geology) Quaternary (relating to the current geological period)
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