nefasto
Italian
Etymology
From Latin nefāstus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neˈfa.sto/
- Rhymes: -asto
- Hyphenation: ne‧fà‧sto
Adjective
nefasto (feminine nefasta, masculine plural nefasti, feminine plural nefaste)
- tragic, bad
- inauspicious, ill-omened
- wicked
Derived terms
- nefastamente
Anagrams
- Stefano, festona, fonaste
Latin
Adjective
nefāstō
- 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/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɨˈfaʃ.tu/
Adjective
nefasto (feminine nefasta, masculine plural nefastos, feminine plural nefastas)
- nocive, unfortunate, harmful, injurious
- 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)
- ill-omened, ominous
- disgraceful, loathsome
Further reading
- “nefasto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014