quaternário

See also: quaternario and Quaternário

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin quaternārius.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾi.u/ [kwa.teɦˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾju/ [kwa.teɦˈna.ɾju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾi.u/ [kwa.teɦˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾju/ [kwa.teɦˈna.ɾju]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kwa.teɾˈna.ɾi.u/ [kwa.teɾˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teɾˈna.ɾju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾi.u/ [kwa.teʁˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teʁˈna.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kwa.teɻˈna.ɾi.o/ [kwa.teɻˈna.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /kwa.teɻˈna.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kwɐ.tɨɾˈna.ɾju/

• Hyphenation: qua‧ter‧ná‧ri‧o

Adjective

quaternário (feminine quaternária, masculine plural quaternários, feminine plural quaternárias)

1. quaternary (having four elements)
2. (geology) Quaternary (relating to the current geological period)

Further reading

• “quaternário” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.