idiosinkrazio
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῐ̓δῐοσῠγκρᾱσῐ́ᾱ (ĭdĭosŭnkrāsĭ́ā, “peculiar habit or temperament”), from ῐ̓́δῐος (ĭ́dĭos, “peculiar”) + σῠν- (sŭn-, “with”) + κρᾶσῐς (krâsĭs, “mixture”) + -ία (-ía). Compare French idiosyncrasie, Spanish and Italian idiosincrasia, Polish idiosynkrazja, Russian идиосинкрази́я (idiosinkrazíja), Yiddish אידיאָסינקראַסי (idyosinkrasi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /idiosinkraˈzio/
- Rhymes: -io
- Hyphenation: i‧di‧o‧sin‧kra‧zi‧o
Noun
idiosinkrazio (accusative singular idiosinkrazion, plural idiosinkrazioj, accusative plural idiosinkraziojn)
Derived terms
- idiosinkrazia (“idiosyncratic”)
- idiosinkrazie (“idiosyncratically”)