néscio

Alternative spellings

• nescio
• nesciu

Etymology

From Latin nescius (“ignorant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneʃu/

Adjective

néscio (feminine singular néscia, masculine plural nésci, feminine plural nésce)

1. stupid, foolish

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

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