Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (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]

  • Hyphenation: qua‧ter‧ni‧ão

Noun edit

quaternião m (plural quaterniões)

  1. (mathematics) quaternion

References edit