See also: Generoso

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin generōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.neˈro.zo/, (traditional) /d͡ʒe.neˈro.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ró‧so

Adjective

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generoso (feminine generosa, masculine plural generosi, feminine plural generose, superlative generosissimo)

  1. generous
  2. liberal, prodigal
  3. rich, fertile (soil)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ generoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

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Adjective

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generōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of generōsus

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin generōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ozu
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ro‧so

Adjective

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generoso (feminine generosa, masculine plural generosos, feminine plural generosas, metaphonic)

  1. generous (willing to give and share unsparingly)
    Synonyms: dadivoso, mão-aberta
  2. (obsolete) generous (of noble birth)
    Synonym: nobre

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:generoso.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin generōsus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xeneˈɾoso/ [xe.neˈɾo.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: ge‧ne‧ro‧so

Adjective

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generoso (feminine generosa, masculine plural generosos, feminine plural generosas)

  1. generous
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Further reading

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