poliamoroso

Italian

Etymology

From poli- (“poly-”) +‎ amoroso (“amorous, loving”) or poliamore (“polyamory”) +‎ -oso (“-ous, -ful”), calque of English polyamorous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.li.a.moˈro.zo/, /ˌpɔ.lja.moˈro.zo/, (traditional) /ˌpɔ.li.a.moˈro.so/, (traditional) /ˌpɔ.lja.moˈro.so/
Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
Hyphenation: po‧li‧a‧mo‧ró‧so, po‧lia‧mo‧ró‧so

Adjective

poliamoroso (feminine poliamorosa, masculine plural poliamorosi, feminine plural poliamorose)

(neologism) polyamorous

Portuguese

Etymology

From poli- (“poly-”) +‎ amoroso (“amorous, loving”) or poliamor (“polyamory”) +‎ -oso (“-ous, -ful”), calque of English polyamorous.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.li.a.mo.ɾo.zu/ [ˈpɔ.lɪ.a.mo.ɾo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɔ.lja.mo.ɾo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.li.a.mo.ɾo.zo/ [ˈpɔ.lɪ.a.mo.ɾo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɔ.lja.mo.ɾo.zo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.li.ɐ.mu.ɾu.zu/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈpɔ.ljɐ.mu.ɾu.zu/

Rhymes: -ozu
Hyphenation: po‧li‧a‧mo‧ro‧so

Adjective

poliamoroso (feminine poliamorosa, masculine plural poliamorosos, feminine plural poliamorosas, metaphonic)

(neologism) polyamorous

Further reading

“poliamoroso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From poli- (“poly-”) +‎ amoroso (“amorous, loving”) or poliamor (“polyamory”) +‎ -oso (“-ous, -ful”), calque of English polyamorous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poliamoˈɾoso/ [po.li.a.moˈɾo.so]
Rhymes: -oso
Syllabification: po‧li‧a‧mo‧ro‧so

Adjective

poliamoroso (feminine poliamorosa, masculine plural poliamorosos, feminine plural poliamorosas)

(neologism) polyamorous