innocuo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin innocuus (“harmless”). By surface analysis, in- (“not”, “un-”) +‎ nocuo (“harmful”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /inˈnɔ.kwo/, (traditional) /inˈnɔ.ku.o/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔkwo, (traditional) -ɔkuo
  • Hyphenation: in‧nò‧cuo, (traditional) in‧nò‧cu‧o

Adjective

innocuo (feminine innocua, masculine plural innocui, feminine plural innocue)

  1. innocuous, harmless, inoffensive
    Synonyms: inoffensivo, sicuro
    Antonyms: dannoso, nocivo, nocuo

Derived terms

References
  1. innocuo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

Adjective

innocuō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of innocuus

Portuguese

Adjective

innocuo (feminine innocua, masculine plural innocuos, feminine plural innocuas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of inócuo
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