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
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ðjɔ.sĩ.kɾɐ.ˈzi.ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: i‧di‧os‧sin‧cra‧si‧a

Noun

idiossincrasia f (plural idiossincrasias)

  1. idiosyncrasy, quirk
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