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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnsalūbris. By surface analysis, in- + salubre.
Pronunciation
Adjective
insalubre m or f (masculine and feminine plural insalubres)
- unhealthy, insalubrious
French
Etymology
From Latin īnsalūbris; in- + salubre.
Pronunciation
Adjective
insalubre (plural insalubres)
- insalubrious, unhealthful
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin insalūbris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈsa.lu.bre/, (traditional) /in.saˈlu.bre/[1]
- Rhymes: -alubre, (traditional) -ubre
- Hyphenation: in‧sà‧lu‧bre, (traditional) in‧sa‧lù‧bre
Adjective
insalubre (plural insalubri)
- unhealthy, insalubrious
- Synonyms: dannoso, malsano, nocivo, pernicioso
- Antonyms: salubre, salutare, (literary) salutevole, (obsolete) salutifero, sano
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- insalubre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnsalūbris. By surface analysis, in- + salubre.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: in‧sa‧lu‧bre
Adjective
insalubre m or f (plural insalubres)
- unhealthy; insalubrious (conducive to poor health)
- Antonym: salubre
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin īnsalūbris; in- + salubre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /insaˈlubɾe/
- Rhymes: -ubɾe
- Syllabification: in‧sa‧lu‧bre
Adjective
insalubre m or f (masculine and feminine plural insalubres)
- unhealthy, insanitary, unsanitary, insalubrious
- Synonym: malsano
- Antonym: salubre
Derived terms
Further reading