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Italian
Etymology
From Latin perniciōsus. By surface analysis, pernicie (“disaster”, “ruin”) + -oso (“-ous”, suffix denoting presence of an attribute).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /per.niˈt͡ʃo.zo/, (traditional) /per.niˈt͡ʃo.so/[1]
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: per‧ni‧ció‧so
Adjective
pernicioso (feminine perniciosa, masculine plural perniciosi, feminine plural perniciose, superlative perniciosissimo)
- pernicious
- Synonyms: dannoso, deleterio, nocivo
- Antonyms: giovevole, proficuo, vantaggioso
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Latin
Adjective
perniciōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of perniciōsus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin perniciōsus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pernicioso (feminine perniciosa, masculine plural perniciosos, feminine plural perniciosas, metaphonic)
- pernicious (causing harm in a subtle way)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin perniciōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /peɾniˈθjoso/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /peɾniˈsjoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: per‧ni‧cio‧so
Adjective
pernicioso (feminine perniciosa, masculine plural perniciosos, feminine plural perniciosas)
- damaging, harmful, pernicious
- Synonyms: dañino, perjudicial
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