ernioso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin herniōsus. By surface analysis, ernia +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /erˈnjo.zo/, (traditional) /erˈnjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: er‧nió‧so

Adjective

ernioso (feminine erniosa, masculine plural erniosi, feminine plural erniose)

1. (pathology) herniated

Noun

ernioso m (plural erniosi, feminine erniosa)

1. (pathology) hernia sufferer

   Synonym: erniario

Related terms

• ernia

Further reading

• ernioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• ernioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• ernióso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• ernióso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• onerosi, orinose