scenario

From Italian scenario (a derivation of scena (“scene”)), from Latin scaena. See scene.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/, /sɪˈnæɹioʊ/, /sɪˈnɑɹioʊ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /səˈneːɹi.əʉ/

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scenario (plural scenarios)

1. An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
2. A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
3. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
   • 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Hearts were keen to avoid a repeat of the scenario at this stage of last season's competition, when they found themselves two goals down inside the opening quarter of an hour.

• worst case scenario

• scenarii (hypercorrect plural)

• acrosine

From Italian scenario, from Late Latin scaenarium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /səˈnaː.ri.oː/, /seːˈnaː.ri.oː/

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• Hyphenation: sce‧na‧ri‧o
• Rhymes: -aːrioː

scenario n (plural scenario's, diminutive scenariootje n)

1. scenario (screenplay, plot outline)
2. scenario (model of events)

• rampscenario

Borrowed from Late Latin scaenarium, from Latin scaena.

• IPA^(key): /ʃeˈnarjo/

scenario m (plural scenari)

1. scenery, set
2. backdrop

• scena

• ancisero, arcoseni, arsenico, censoria, esocrina, riescano

From Italian scenario

scenario n (definite singular scenarioet, indefinite plural scenario or scenarioer, definite plural scenarioa or scenarioene)

1. a scenario

• senario

The inflections scenariet, scenarier and scenariene are also used, which may be valid in Riksmål, as the Danish word scenarie, and also Danish scenario which has optional inflections similar to those in Bokmål, are inflected scenariet, scenarier, and scenarierne.

• “scenario” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “scenario” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Italian scenario

scenario n (definite singular scenarioet, indefinite plural scenario, definite plural scenarioa)

1. a scenario

• senario

• “scenario” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.