numeroso

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin numerōsus. By surface analysis, numero +‎ -oso. Compare novero.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nu.meˈro.zo/, (traditional) /nu.meˈro.so/
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  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: nu‧me‧ró‧so

Adjective[edit]

numeroso (feminine numerosa, masculine plural numerosi, feminine plural numerose, superlative numerosissimo)

  1. numerous; (singular) large, big; (plural) many, several
    Synonyms: grande, grosso, innumerevole, innumerevoli, molto, molti, parecchio, parecchi

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Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

numerōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of numerōsus

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin numerōsus, from numerus (“number”), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to assign, allot; take”). By surface analysis, número +‎ -oso.

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Adjective[edit]

numeroso (feminine numerosa, masculine plural numerosos, feminine plural numerosas, metaphonic)

  1. numerous (indefinitely large numerically)
    Synonyms: abundante, copioso, demasiado, farto
    Antonyms: escasso, exíguo, parco

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin numerōsus; equivalent to número +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /numeˈɾoso/ [nu.meˈɾo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: nu‧me‧ro‧so

Adjective[edit]

numeroso (feminine numerosa, masculine plural numerosos, feminine plural numerosas, superlative numerosísimo)

  1. numerous

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