niño
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Portuguese nio, from Latin nīdus (“nest”), from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniɲo̝/
Noun
niño m (plural niños)
References
- “niño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ninus, probably imitative of infantile language. Compare also Italian nino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniɲo/
Noun
niño m (plural niños, feminine niña, feminine plural niñas) (diminutive niñito)
Usage notes
The noun niño is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.
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Further reading
- “niño” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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