Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin nebulōsus. Cognate to Italian nebbioso, which is however not a borrowing but an Italian formation.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ne.buˈlo.zo/, (traditional) /ne.buˈlo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ne‧bu‧ló‧so

Adjective edit

nebuloso (feminine nebulosa, masculine plural nebulosi, feminine plural nebulose)

  1. nebulous
  2. vague, hazy

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Further reading edit

  • nebuloso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • nebuloso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • nebuloso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • nebulóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • nebulóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

nebulōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nebulōsus

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin nebulōsus.

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: ne‧bu‧lo‧so

Adjective edit

nebuloso (feminine nebulosa, masculine plural nebulosos, feminine plural nebulosas, metaphonic)

  1. cloudy; overcast (covered with clouds)
    Synonym: nublado
  2. cloudy; uncertain; unclear
    Synonym: confuso

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin nebulōsus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /nebuˈloso/ [ne.β̞uˈlo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: ne‧bu‧lo‧so

Adjective edit

nebuloso (feminine nebulosa, masculine plural nebulosos, feminine plural nebulosas)

  1. cloudy, overcast
  2. unclear, uncertain

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