incerto

Italian

Etymology

From in- +‎ certo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈt͡ʃɛr.to/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrto
• Hyphenation: in‧cèr‧to

Adjective

incerto (feminine incerta, masculine plural incerti, feminine plural incerte)

1. uncertain, doubtful, dubious, undecided

   Synonyms: dubbio, indeciso, dubbioso, esitante

2. hesitant, insecure, unsteady, shaky

   Synonyms: insicuro, malfermo

3. indefinite, uncertain

   Synonym: indefinito

Antonyms

• certo

Derived terms

• incertamente

Noun

incerto m (plural incerti)

1. uncertainty, risk
2. the uncertain

Synonyms

• incertezza (1,2)
• rischio (2)

Antonyms

• certezza

Anagrams

• cinterò, cortine, cretino, increto, notrice, recinto, recintò, rincote

Latin

Adjective

incertō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of incertus

References

• “incerto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "incerto", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• incerto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin incertus. By surface analysis, in- +‎ certo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsɛʁ.tu/ [ĩˈsɛh.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsɛʁ.tu/ [ĩˈsɛh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsɛɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsɛʁ.tu/ [ĩˈsɛχ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsɛɻ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsɛɾ.tu/

• Hyphenation: in‧cer‧to
• Homophone: inserto

Adjective

incerto (feminine incerta, masculine plural incertos, feminine plural incertas)

1. uncertain (subject to doubt)

   Antonym: certo

Further reading

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