Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin auscultātiōnem.[1][2] By surface analysis, auscultar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /awʃ.kul.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [awʃ.kuɫ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃], /o(w)ʃ.kul.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [o(w)ʃ.kuɫ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /awʃ.kul.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [awʃ.kuɫ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃], /owʃ.kul.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [owʃ.kuɫ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /awʃ.kul.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [awʃ.kuɫ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃], /oʃ.kul.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [oʃ.kuɫ.tɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: aus‧cul‧ta‧ção

Noun edit

auscultação f (plural auscultações)

  1. (medicine) auscultation (diagnosis by stethoscope or similar auditory device)
    Synonym: (Brazil) ausculta

References edit