ἰδιοσυγκρασία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ῐ̓δῐοσῠ́γκρᾱσῐς (ĭdĭosŭ́nkrāsĭs)
  • ῐ̓δῐοσῠγκρῐσῐ́ᾱ (ĭdĭosŭnkrĭsĭ́ā)

Etymology

From ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos, peculiar) +‎ σῠν- (sŭn-, with) +‎ κρᾶσῐς (krâsĭs, mixture) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῐ̓δῐοσῠγκρᾱσῐ́ᾱ • (ĭdĭosŭnkrāsĭ́āf (genitive ῐ̓δῐοσῠγκρᾱσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. peculiar temperament or habit, idiosyncrasy

Inflection

Descendants

  • Catalan: idiosincràsia (learned)
  • English: idiosyncrasy (learned)
  • French: idiosyncrasie (learned)

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