néscio

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Ligurian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin nescius (“ignorant”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

néscio (feminine singular néscia, masculine plural nésci, feminine plural nésce)

  1. stupid, foolish

Portuguese

Etymology

Relatinised from Old Galician-Portuguese necio, neicio, from Latin nescius (“ignorant”), from nesciō (“to not know”), itself derived from ne (“not”) sciō (“to know”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish necio and English nice.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.si.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈnɛ.sju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈnɛ.sjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈnɛʃ.sju/, /ˈnɛ.ʃju/

  • Hyphenation: nés‧ci‧o

Adjective

néscio (feminine néscia, masculine plural néscios, feminine plural néscias)

  1. ignorant, dumb, not aware of, uneducated
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Noun

néscio m (plural néscios, feminine néscia, feminine plural néscias)

  1. idiot, fool (stupid person)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
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