contagioso

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin contāgiōsus. By surface analysis, contagio (“contagion”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.taˈd͡ʒo.zo/, (traditional) /kon.taˈd͡ʒo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: con‧ta‧gió‧so

Adjective

contagioso (feminine contagiosa, masculine plural contagiosi, feminine plural contagiose)

  1. infectious
    Synonym: infettivo
  2. contagious

Derived terms

Noun

contagioso m (plural contagiosi, feminine contagiosa)

  1. infectious or contagious agent

Further reading

  • contagioso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • contagioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • contagioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • contagioso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • contagioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

contāgiōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contāgiōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contāgiōsus. By surface analysis, contágio (“contagion”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ta.ʒiˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: con‧ta‧gi‧o‧so

Adjective

contagioso (feminine contagiosa, masculine plural contagiosos, feminine plural contagiosas, metaphonic)

  1. contagious (of a disease, able to be transmitted to others)
    Synonym: contagiante

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contāgiōsus. By surface analysis, contagio (“contagion”) +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontaˈxjoso/
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: con‧ta‧gio‧so

Adjective

contagioso (feminine contagiosa, masculine plural contagiosos, feminine plural contagiosas)

  1. contagious

Derived terms

Further reading

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