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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin numerōsus. By surface analysis, numero + -oso. Compare novero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu.meˈro.zo/, (traditional) /nu.meˈro.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: nu‧me‧ró‧so
Adjective
numeroso (feminine numerosa, masculine plural numerosi, feminine plural numerose, superlative numerosissimo)
- numerous; (singular) large, big; (plural) many, several
- Synonyms: grande, grosso, innumerevole, innumerevoli, molto, molti, parecchio, parecchi
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Latin
Adjective
numerōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of numerōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin numerōsus, from numerus (“number”), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to assign, allot; take”). By surface analysis, número + -oso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
numeroso (feminine numerosa, masculine plural numerosos, feminine plural numerosas, metaphonic)
- numerous (indefinitely large numerically)
- Synonyms: abundante, copioso, demasiado, farto
- Antonyms: escasso, exíguo, parco
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin numerōsus; equivalent to número + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /numeˈɾoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: nu‧me‧ro‧so
Adjective
numeroso (feminine numerosa, masculine plural numerosos, feminine plural numerosas, superlative numerosísimo)
- numerous
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