inseguro

Galician

Etymology

From in- +‎ seguro.

Adjective

inseguro (feminine insegura, masculine plural inseguros, feminine plural inseguras)

1. unsure, uncertain

   Antonym: seguro

2. unsafe

   Antonym: seguro

3. insecure (lacking self-confidence)

   Antonym: seguro

Derived terms

• inseguramente

Related terms

• inseguridade

Further reading

• “inseguro”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

From in- +‎ seguro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.seˈɡu.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.seˈɡu.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.seˈɡu.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.sɨˈɡu.ɾu/ [ĩ.sɨˈɣu.ɾu]

• Rhymes: -uɾu
• Hyphenation: in‧se‧gu‧ro

Adjective

inseguro (feminine insegura, masculine plural inseguros, feminine plural inseguras)

1. unsafe; dangerous

   Synonym: perigoso

2. unsure; uncertain (not sure that something is true)
3. insecure (not comfortable in certain situations)

Derived terms

• inseguramente

Related terms

• insegurança
• inseguridade

Spanish

Etymology

From in- +‎ seguro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inseˈɡuɾo/ [ĩn.seˈɣ̞u.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -uɾo
• Syllabification: in‧se‧gu‧ro

Adjective

inseguro (feminine insegura, masculine plural inseguros, feminine plural inseguras)

1. unsure, uncertain

   Antonym: seguro

2. unsafe

   Antonym: seguro

3. insecure (lacking self-confidence)

   Antonym: seguro

Derived terms

• inseguramente

 

Related terms

• inseguridad

 

Further reading

• “inseguro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28