acrimonioso

Italian

Etymology

From acrimonia +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kri.moˈnjo.zo/, (traditional) /a.kri.moˈnjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: a‧cri‧mo‧nió‧so

Adjective

acrimonioso (feminine acrimoniosa, masculine plural acrimoniosi, feminine plural acrimoniose)

1. acrimonious, bitter, sharp, rancorous

Derived terms

• acrimoniosamente

Further reading

• “acrimonioso”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Adjective

ācrimōniōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ācrimōniōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós

Proto-Italic *akris

Latin ācer

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -mōnium

Latin -mōnia

Latin ācrimōnia

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Latin ācrimōniōsusbor.

Portuguese acrimonioso

Borrowed from Latin ācrimōniōsus.

Adjective

acrimonioso (feminine acrimoniosa, masculine plural acrimoniosos, feminine plural acrimoniosas, metaphonic)

1. acrimonious (sharp and harsh)

Related terms

• acrimónia, acrimônia

Further reading

• “acrimonioso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “acrimonioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026