impetuoso

See also: impetüoso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin impetuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.pe.tuˈo.zo/, (traditional) /im.pe.tuˈo.so/, (traditional) /im.peˈtwo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧tu‧ó‧so, (traditional) im‧pe‧tuó‧so

Adjective

impetuoso (feminine impetuosa, masculine plural impetuosi, feminine plural impetuose)

1. violent, impetuous, impulsive, rash

   Synonyms: violento, impulsivo

Derived terms

• impetuosamente
• impetuosità

Related terms

• impeto

Further reading

• impetuoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin impetuōsus. Compare Spanish impetuoso, French impétueux and Italian impetuoso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.tuˈo.zu/ [ĩ.pe.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈtwo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.tuˈo.zu/ [ĩ.pe.tʊˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈtwo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pe.tuˈo.zo/ [ĩ.pe.tʊˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.peˈtwo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɨˈtwo.zu/

Adjective

impetuoso (feminine impetuosa, masculine plural impetuosos, feminine plural impetuosas, metaphonic)

1. impetuous, rash
2. spirited, lively, vehement

Derived terms

• impetuosidade
• impetuosamente

Related terms

• ímpeto

Further reading

• “impetuoso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin impetuosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impeˈtwoso/ [ĩm.peˈt̪wo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: im‧pe‧tuo‧so

Adjective

impetuoso (feminine impetuosa, masculine plural impetuosos, feminine plural impetuosas)

1. impetuous, rash, heady

   Synonym: arrojado

2. spirited, lively

   Synonyms: vivaz, brioso, pizpireto

3. vehement

   Synonym: vehemente

Derived terms

• impetuosamente
• impetuosidad

 

Related terms

• ímpetu

 

Further reading

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