néscio

• nescio
• nesciu

From Latin nescius (“ignorant”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈneʃu/

néscio (feminine singular néscia, masculine plural nésci, feminine plural nésce)

1. stupid, foolish

Relatinised from Old Portuguese necio, neicio, from Latin nescius (“ignorant”), from nesciō (“I do not know”), itself derived from ne (“not”) sciō (“I know”). Cognate with Galician necio, Spanish necio and English nice.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛʃ.sju/
• (Portugal, dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.sju/, /ˈnɛ.ʃju/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.sju/
• Hyphenation: nés‧ci‧o

néscio m (feminine singular néscia, masculine plural néscios, feminine plural néscias, comparable)

1. ignorant, dumb, not aware of, uneducated

• (dumb): See here

néscio m (plural néscios, feminine néscia, feminine plural néscias)

1. idiot, fool (stupid person)

• (idiot): See here