nefasto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nefāstus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈfas.to/
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Hyphenation: ne‧fà‧sto

Adjective

nefasto (feminine nefasta, masculine plural nefasti, feminine plural nefaste)

  1. tragic, bad
  2. inauspicious, ill-omened
  3. wicked

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

nefāstō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nefāstus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nefāstus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈfas.tu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /neˈfaʃ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /neˈfas.to/

Adjective

nefasto (feminine nefasta, masculine plural nefastos, feminine plural nefastas)

  1. nocive, unfortunate, harmful, injurious
  2. nefarious, malefic, malign

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin nefāstus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈfasto/ [neˈfas.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -asto
  • Syllabification: ne‧fas‧to

Adjective

nefasto (feminine nefasta, masculine plural nefastos, feminine plural nefastas)

  1. ill-omened, ominous
    Synonyms: aciago, funesto
  2. disgraceful, loathsome
    Synonyms: desdichado, infausto

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