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Italian
Etymology
From afta + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈto.zo/, (traditional) /afˈto.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: af‧tó‧so
Adjective
aftoso (feminine aftosa, masculine plural aftosi, feminine plural aftose)
- (pathology) aphthous
Further reading
- aftoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- aftóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- aftóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From afta (“aphthous ulcer”) + -oso (“-ous”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ozu
- Hyphenation: af‧to‧so
Adjective
aftoso (feminine aftosa, masculine plural aftosos, feminine plural aftosas, metaphonic)
- (pathology) aphthous
Further reading
- “aftoso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “aftoso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “aftoso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “aftoso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “aftoso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From afta + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈtoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: af‧to‧so
Adjective
aftoso (feminine aftosa, masculine plural aftosos, feminine plural aftosas)
- (pathology) aphthous, foot-and-mouth
Derived terms
Further reading