metátese

See also: metatese

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈta.te.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meˈta.te.ze/

  • Rhymes: -atezi, -atɨzɨ
  • Hyphenation: me‧tá‧te‧se

Noun

metátese f (plural metáteses)

  1. metathesis
    1. (surgery) surgical operation that consists of moving from one place to another, where the cause or seat of a disease is less harmful
    2. (philosophy) transposition of the terms of a reasoning, from which a consequence is deduced
    3. (linguistics, grammar) phonetic phenomenon that consists of the transposition of phonemes or syllables within the same word

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