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Italian
Etymology
From Latin nefāstus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neˈfa.sto/
- Rhymes: -asto
- Hyphenation: ne‧fà‧sto
Adjective
nefasto (feminine nefasta, masculine plural nefasti, feminine plural nefaste)
- tragic, bad
- inauspicious, ill-omened
- wicked
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Latin
Adjective
nefāstō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nefāstus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin nefāstus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nefasto (feminine nefasta, masculine plural nefastos, feminine plural nefastas)
- nocive, unfortunate, harmful, injurious
- nefarious, malefic, malign
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin nefāstus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neˈfasto/
- Rhymes: -asto
- Syllabification: ne‧fas‧to
Adjective
nefasto (feminine nefasta, masculine plural nefastos, feminine plural nefastas)
- ill-omened, ominous
- Synonyms: aciago, funesto
- disgraceful, loathsome
- Synonyms: desdichado, infausto
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