nebuloso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nebulōsus. Cognate to Italian nebbioso, which is however not a borrowing but an Italian formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne.buˈlo.zo/, (traditional) /ne.buˈlo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: ne‧bu‧ló‧so

Adjective

nebuloso (feminine nebulosa, masculine plural nebulosi, feminine plural nebulose)

1. nebulous
2. vague, hazy

Derived terms

• nebulosa
• nebulosamente

 

Related terms

• nebbia
• nebbioso
• nebulosità

 

Further reading

• nebuloso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• nebuloso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• nebuloso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• nebulóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• nebulóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ne.buˈloː.soː/, [nɛbʊˈɫ̪oːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ne.buˈlo.so/, [nebuˈlɔːs̬o]

Adjective

nebulōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nebulōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nebulōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.buˈlo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.buˈlo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ne.buˈlo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɨ.buˈlo.zu/ [nɨ.βuˈlo.zu]

• Rhymes: -ozu
• Hyphenation: ne‧bu‧lo‧so

Adjective

nebuloso (feminine nebulosa, masculine plural nebulosos, feminine plural nebulosas, metaphonic)

1. cloudy; overcast (covered with clouds)

   Synonym: nublado

2. cloudy; uncertain; unclear

   Synonym: confuso

Related terms

• névoa

Further reading

• “nebuloso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “nebuloso”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “nebuloso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “nebuloso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “nebuloso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “nebuloso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nebulōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nebuˈloso/ [ne.β̞uˈlo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ne‧bu‧lo‧so

Adjective

nebuloso (feminine nebulosa, masculine plural nebulosos, feminine plural nebulosas)

1. cloudy, overcast
2. unclear, uncertain

Derived terms

• pantera nebulosa

 

Related terms

• nebulosidad
• niebla

 

Further reading

• “nebuloso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28