alternação

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin alternātiōnem. By surface analysis, alternar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teʁ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.teɦ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.teɾ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.teɾ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.teʁ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.teʁ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teɻ.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aʊ̯.teɻ.naˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.tɨɾ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [aɫ.tɨɾ.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ção

Noun

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alternação f (plural alternações)

  1. alternation (the process of alternating)
    Synonym: alternância

Further reading

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