silencioso
Asturian
Adjective
silencioso
- neuter of silenciosu
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin silentiōsus.
Adjective
silencioso (feminine silenciosa, masculine plural silenciosos, feminine plural silenciosas)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “silencioso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin silentiōsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.lẽ.siˈo.zu/ [si.lẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /si.lẽˈsjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /si.lẽ.siˈo.zo/ [si.lẽ.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /si.lẽˈsjo.zo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si.lẽˈsjo.zu/
- Hyphenation: si‧len‧ci‧o‧so
Adjective
silencioso (feminine silenciosa, masculine plural silenciosos, feminine plural silenciosas, metaphonic)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “silencioso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “silencioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin silentiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /silenˈθjoso/ [si.lẽn̟ˈθjo.so] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /silenˈsjoso/ [si.lẽnˈsjo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: si‧len‧cio‧so
Adjective
silencioso (feminine silenciosa, masculine plural silenciosos, feminine plural silenciosas)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “silencioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025