pernicioso

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/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: per‧ni‧ció‧so

Adjective

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

1. pernicious

   Synonyms: dannoso, deleterio, nocivo

   Antonyms: giovevole, proficuo, vantaggioso

Derived terms

• perniciosa
• perniciosamente
• perniciosità

 

Anagrams

• ipersonico, rinoscopie, scioperino

Latin

Adjective

perniciōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of perniciōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin perniciōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.ni.siˈo.zu/ [peɦ.ni.sɪˈo.zu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.ni.siˈo.zu/ [peɦ.ni.sɪˈo.zu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.ni.siˈo.zu/ [peɾ.ni.sɪˈo.zu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.ni.siˈo.zu/ [peʁ.ni.sɪˈo.zu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻ.ni.siˈo.zo/ [peɻ.ni.sɪˈo.zo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.niˈsjo.zu/

• Rhymes: -ozu

Adjective

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

1. pernicious (causing harm in a subtle way)

Derived terms

• perniciosidade
• perniciosamente

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perniciōsus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. damaging, harmful, pernicious

   Synonyms: dañino, perjudicial

Further reading

• “pernicioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014