quórum
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin quōrum, genitive plural form of quī (“who, which”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔ.ɾũ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔ.ɾũ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɾũ
- Hyphenation: quó‧rum
Noun
quórum m (plural quóruns)
- quorum (minimum number of members required)
Further reading
- “quórum”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “quórum”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quōrum, genitive plural form of quī (“who, which”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwoɾum/ [ˈkwo.ɾũm]
- Rhymes: -oɾum
- Syllabification: quó‧rum
Noun
quórum m (plural quórums or quórum or (proscribed) quórumes)
- superseded spelling of cuórum
Further reading
- Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “quórum”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
- “quórum”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN
- quórum | Diccionario de la lengua española (2001) | RAE - ASALE