# contagioso
## Italian
### Etymology

From Late Latin contāgiōsus. By surface analysis, contagio (“contagion”) +‎ -oso.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kon.taˈd͡ʒo.zo/, (traditional) /kon.taˈd͡ʒo.so/
* Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
* Hyphenation: con‧ta‧gió‧so

### Adjective

contagioso (feminine contagiosa, masculine plural contagiosi, feminine plural contagiose)
* infectious
    Synonym: infettivo
* contagious

#### Derived terms

* contagiosamente
* contagiosità

#### Related terms

* contagiare
* contagio

### Noun

contagioso m (plural contagiosi, feminine contagiosa)
* infectious or contagious agent

### Further reading

* contagioso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* contagioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* contagioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* contagioso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* contagioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* a ogni costo

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /kon.taː.ɡiˈoː.soː/, [kɔn̪t̪äːɡiˈoːs̠oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /kon.ta.d͡ʒiˈo.so/, [kon̪t̪äd͡ʒiˈɔːs̬o]

### Adjective

contāgiōsō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of contāgiōsus

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contāgiōsus. By surface analysis, contágio (“contagion”) +‎ -oso.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.ta.ʒiˈo.zu/ [kõ.ta.ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjo.zu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.ta.ʒiˈo.zu/ [kõ.ta.ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjo.zu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõ.ta.ʒiˈo.zo/ [kõ.ta.ʒɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /kõ.taˈʒjo.zo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.tɐˈʒjo.zu/
* Hyphenation: con‧ta‧gi‧o‧so

### Adjective

contagioso (feminine contagiosa, masculine plural contagiosos, feminine plural contagiosas, metaphonic)
* contagious (of a disease, able to be transmitted to others)
    Synonym: contagiante

### Further reading

* “contagioso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “contagioso”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “contagioso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “contagioso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “contagioso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “contagioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin contāgiōsus. By surface analysis, contagio (“contagion”) +‎ -oso.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kontaˈxjoso/ [kõn̪.t̪aˈxjo.so]
* Rhymes: -oso
* Syllabification: con‧ta‧gio‧so

### Adjective

contagioso (feminine contagiosa, masculine plural contagiosos, feminine plural contagiosas)
* contagious

#### Derived terms

* contagiosidad

#### Related terms

* contagiar
* contagio

### Further reading

* “contagioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10