Italian

Adjective

vertiginoso m ‎(feminine singular vertiginosa, masculine plural vertiginosi, feminine plural vertiginose)

1. dizzy, dizzying, vertiginous, giddy
2. enormous, stunning, staggering, plunging
3. explosive, rapid, breakneck

Related terms

• vertigine
• vertiginosamente

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vortiginoso

Etymology

From Latin vertiginōsus, from vertīgō ‎(“dizziness”), from vertō ‎(“I revolve”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /veɹ.ˌt͡ʃi.ʒi.ˈno.zu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɻ.ˌt͡ʃi.ʒi.ˈno.zo/
• Hyphenation: ver‧ti‧gi‧no‧so

Adjective

vertiginoso m ‎(feminine singular vertiginosa, masculine plural vertiginosos, feminine plural vertiginosas, comparable)

1. vertiginous (inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo)
2. (figuratively) happening very fast and intensely

Synonyms

• (vertiginous): atordoante, estonteante, tonteante

Related terms

• vertigem
• vertiginar
• vertiginosamente
• vertiginosidade

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vertiginōsus.

Adjective

vertiginoso m ‎(feminine singular vertiginosa, masculine plural vertiginosos, feminine plural vertiginosas)

1. vertiginous (pertaining or related to vertigo)
2. dizzying, vertiginous, giddy (inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, or dizzyness)
3. suffering from vertigo.

Synonyms

• (inducing vertigo or dizzyness): mareante
• (suffering from vertigo): mareado

Related terms

• vértigo