néscio
See also: nescio
Ligurian
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editEtymology
editFrom Latin nescius (“ignorant”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editnéscio (feminine singular néscia, masculine plural nésci, feminine plural nésce)
Portuguese
editEtymology
editRelatinised 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
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- Hyphenation: nés‧ci‧o
Adjective
editnéscio (feminine néscia, masculine plural néscios, feminine plural néscias)
- ignorant, dumb, not aware of, uneducated
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Noun
editnéscio m (plural néscios, feminine néscia, feminine plural néscias)
- idiot, fool (stupid person)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
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