dannosi

Dannosi is the masculine plural form of the Italian adjective dannoso, meaning harmful or damaging. It is used to describe plural masculine nouns or mixed-gender groups, as in gli effetti dannosi (harmful effects) or i prodotti dannosi (harmful products). The corresponding feminine forms are dannosa (singular) and dannose (plural); the masculine singular is dannoso. The term appears widely in health, environmental, and regulatory language to characterize substances, conditions, or outcomes that pose risk or injury.

Etymology and morphology: Dannoso comes from Latin damnosus, derived from damnum, meaning loss or damage. The adjective inflects for gender and number: dannoso, dannosi, dannosa, dannose. Its usage reflects standard Italian adjective agreement and is common in formal and technical writing as well as everyday discourse.

Usage and contexts: Dannosi frequently occurs in medical, environmental, and safety contexts. Examples include: “L’esposizione a sostanze dannose richiede misure di protezione” and “Gli effetti dannosi sull’ambiente richiedono valutazioni e gestione.” It can modify nouns denoting substances, conditions, or exposures that cause harm, and it is often contrasted with non-dannosi (non-harmful) or dannosissimo (extremely harmful) in stylistically varied texts.

See also: danno, nocivo, dannoso. These terms relate to harm or damage and are commonly used in similar contexts to describe negative health, safety, or environmental impacts.