idiosincrasia

See also: idiosincràsia

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌi.djo.sin.kraˈzi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: i‧dio‧sin‧cra‧sì‧a

Noun

idiosincrasia f (plural idiosincrasie)

1. aversion, strong dislike
2. idiosyncrasy

Synonyms

• (aversion, dislike): avversione, antipatia

Derived terms

• idiosincratico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /idjosinˈkɾasja/ [i.ð̞jo.sĩŋˈkɾa.sja]
• Rhymes: -asja
• Syllabification: i‧dio‧sin‧cra‧sia

Noun

idiosincrasia f (plural idiosincrasias)

1. idiosyncrasy

Related terms

• idiosincrático

 

Further reading

• “idiosincrasia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014