silencioso

Asturian

Adjective

silencioso

1. neuter of silenciosu

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin silentiōsus.

Adjective

silencioso (feminine silenciosa, masculine plural silenciosos, feminine plural silenciosas)

1. quiet; silent

Derived terms

• silenciosamente

Related terms

• silencio

Further reading

• “silencioso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin silentiōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.lẽ.siˈo.zu/ [si.lẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /si.lẽˈsjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.lẽ.siˈo.zu/ [si.lẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /si.lẽˈsjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.lẽ.siˈo.zo/ [si.lẽ.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /si.lẽˈsjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.lẽˈsjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: si‧len‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective

silencioso (feminine silenciosa, masculine plural silenciosos, feminine plural silenciosas, metaphonic)

1. silent
2. quiet

Derived terms

• silenciosamente

Related terms

• silêncio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin silentiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /silenˈθjoso/ [si.lẽn̟ˈθjo.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /silenˈsjoso/ [si.lẽnˈsjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: si‧len‧cio‧so

Adjective

silencioso (feminine silenciosa, masculine plural silenciosos, feminine plural silenciosas)

1. silent

   Synonyms: callado, tranquilo

2. quiet

   Synonyms: quieto, mudo, tácito, taciturno

Derived terms

• silenciosamente
• subasta silenciosa

 

Related terms

• silencio

 

Further reading

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