quaternião

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin quaterniōnem.[1][2] Doublet of carrilhão.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kwa.teʁ.niˈɐ̃w̃/ [kwa.teɦ.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teʁˈnjɐ̃w̃/ [kwa.teɦˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kwa.teɾ.niˈɐ̃w̃/ [kwa.teɾ.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teɾˈnjɐ̃w̃/ [kwa.teɾˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kwa.teʁ.niˈɐ̃w̃/ [kwa.teʁ.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teʁˈnjɐ̃w̃/ [kwa.teʁˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kwa.teɻ.niˈɐ̃w̃/ [kwa.teɻ.nɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teɻˈnjɐ̃w̃/ [kwa.teɻˈnjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kwɐ.tɨɾˈnjɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: qua‧ter‧ni‧ão

Noun

quaternião m (plural quaterniões)

  1. (mathematics) quaternion

References
  1. “quaternião” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “quaternião” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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