calcedónia

See also: calcedonia, calcedônia, Calcedonia, Calcedônia, and Calcedónia

Portuguese

calcedónia

Alternative forms

calcedônia (Brazilian)

Etymology

From Latin chalcēdōnius, probably derived from the name of the town Chalcedon in Asia Minor. See also Calcedónia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.seˈdɔ̃.ni.ɐ/ [kaʊ̯.seˈdɔ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kaw.seˈdɔ̃.njɐ/ [kaʊ̯.seˈdɔ̃.njɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaw.seˈdɔ.ni.a/ [kaʊ̯.seˈdɔ.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kaw.seˈdɔ.nja/ [kaʊ̯.seˈdɔ.nja]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kal.sɨˈdɔ.njɐ/ [kaɫ.sɨˈðɔ.njɐ]

Hyphenation: cal‧ce‧dó‧ni‧a

Noun

calcedónia f (plural calcedónias) (European spelling)

chalcedony (form of fine-grained quartz)

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