acceso

Etymology

From Latin accēnsus. Compare Portuguese aceso. Doublet of accenso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atˈt͡ʃe.zo/, (traditional) /atˈt͡ʃe.so/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ezo, (traditional) -eso
• Hyphenation: ac‧cé‧so

Participle

acceso (feminine accesa, masculine plural accesi, feminine plural accese)

1. past participle of accendere

Adjective

acceso (feminine accesa, masculine plural accesi, feminine plural accese, superlative accesissimo)

1. lit, on (of a light)
2. bright (of colour/color etc.)
   • 1983, “L'amore disperato”, in Gerry Manzol, Varo Venturi (music), Smalto, performed by Nada:

     Lei ballerà tra le stelle accese / E scoprirà, scoprirà l'amore / L'amore disperato

     She will dance between the bright stars / And she will discover, discover love / Desperate love

3. enthusiastic, passionate, ardent

References

Further reading

• acceso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aɡˈθeso/ [aɣ̞ˈθe.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aɡˈseso/ [aɣ̞ˈse.so]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: ac‧ce‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin accessus.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “acceso”, 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