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néscio

néscio

See also: nescio

Portuguese

Adjective

néscio m ‎(feminine singular néscia, masculine plural néscios, feminine plural néscias, comparable)

  1. ignorant, dumb, not aware of, uneducated

Noun

néscio m (plural néscios, feminine néscia, feminine plural néscias)

  1. someone who is ignorant, dumb, uneducated

Etymology

Relatinised from Old Portuguese necio, neicio, from Latin nescius ‎(“ignorant”), from nesciō ‎(“I do not know”), itself derived from ne ‎(“not”) sciō ‎(“I know”). Cognate with Galician necio, Spanish necio and English nice.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈnɛʃ.sju/
  • (Portugal, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.sju/, /ˈnɛ.ʃju/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.sju/
  • Hyphenation: nés‧ci‧o

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