inxenuu

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ingenuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inʃeˈnuw/ [ĩɲ.ʃeˈnuw]
• Rhymes: -uw
• Syllabification: in‧xe‧nu‧u
  • (also) IPA^(key): [ĩɲ.ʃeˈnu]

Adjective

inxenuu m sg (feminine singular inxenua, neuter singular inxenuo, masculine plural inxenuos, feminine plural inxenues)

1. ingenuous, naive

   Synonyms: inocente, pinín, pánfilu

   ¡Qué inxenua ye esta moza!

   How naive this girl is!

Derived terms

• inxenuidá

Further reading

• “inxenuu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN