néscio
See also: nescio
Ligurian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin nescius (“ignorant”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
néscio (feminine singular néscia, masculine plural nésci, feminine plural nésce)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Relatinised from Old Galician-Portuguese necio, neicio, from Latin nescius (“ignorant”), from nesciō (“to not know”), itself derived from ne (“not”) sciō (“to know”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish necio and English nice.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: nés‧ci‧o
Adjective edit
néscio (feminine néscia, masculine plural néscios, feminine plural néscias)
- ignorant, dumb, not aware of, uneducated
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Noun edit
néscio m (plural néscios, feminine néscia, feminine plural néscias)
- idiot, fool (stupid person)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota