aziago

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aegyptiācus [diēs] (“fateful day”, literally “Egyptian day”), alluding to the Plagues of Egypt. Compare Spanish aciago.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ziˈa.ɡu/ [a.zɪˈa.ɡu], (faster pronunciation) /aˈzja.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ziˈa.ɡu/ [a.zɪˈa.ɡu], (faster pronunciation) /aˈzja.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ziˈa.ɡo/ [a.zɪˈa.ɡo], (faster pronunciation) /aˈzja.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈzja.ɡu/ [ɐˈzja.ɣu]

• Rhymes: -aɡu
• Hyphenation: a‧zi‧a‧go

Adjective

aziago (feminine aziaga, masculine plural aziagos, feminine plural aziagas)

1. ominous, sinister
2. unlucky
3. unhappy

Further reading

• “aziago”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “aziago”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024