pernicioso

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin perniciōsus. By surface analysis, pernicie (disaster”, “ruin) +‎ -oso (-ous, suffix denoting presence of an attribute).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /per.niˈt͡ʃo.zo/, (traditional) /per.niˈt͡ʃo.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: per‧ni‧ció‧so

Adjective

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pernicioso (feminine perniciosa, masculine plural perniciosi, feminine plural perniciose, superlative perniciosissimo)

  1. pernicious
    Synonyms: dannoso, deleterio, nocivo
    Antonyms: giovevole, proficuo, vantaggioso

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ pernicioso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Latin

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Adjective

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perniciōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of perniciōsus

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin perniciōsus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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pernicioso (feminine perniciosa, masculine plural perniciosos, feminine plural perniciosas, metaphonic)

  1. pernicious (causing harm in a subtle way)

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin perniciōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /peɾniˈθjoso/ [peɾ.niˈθjo.so]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾniˈsjoso/ [peɾ.niˈsjo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: per‧ni‧cio‧so

Adjective

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pernicioso (feminine perniciosa, masculine plural perniciosos, feminine plural perniciosas)

  1. damaging, harmful, pernicious
    Synonyms: dañino, perjudicial

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