idiossincrasia
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/ [ˌi.d͡ʒɪ.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌi.d͡ʒjo.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.d͡ʒi.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.a/ [ˌi.d͡ʒɪ.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˌi.d͡ʒjo.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.a/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌi.djɔ.sĩ.kɾɐˈzi.ɐ/ [ˌi.ðjɔ.sĩ.kɾɐˈzi.ɐ]
- Hyphenation: i‧di‧os‧sin‧cra‧si‧a
Noun
idiossincrasia f (plural idiossincrasias)