néscio

== Ligurian == === Alternative forms === nescio nesciu === Etymology === From Latin nescius (“ignorant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneʃu/ === Adjective === néscio (feminine singular néscia, masculine plural nésci, feminine plural nésce) stupid, foolish == Portuguese == === Etymology === Relatinised from Old Galician-Portuguese necio, neicio, from Latin nescius (“ignorant”), from nesciō (“to not know”), itself derived from ne (“not”) sciō (“to know”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish necio and English nice. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: nés‧ci‧o === Adjective === néscio (feminine néscia, masculine plural néscios, feminine plural néscias) ignorant, dumb, not aware of, uneducated Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota === Noun === néscio m (plural néscios, feminine néscia, feminine plural néscias) idiot, fool (stupid person) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota === Further reading === “néscio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “néscio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026