sobrinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sobrinno, sobrino (“nephew”), from Latin sōbrīnus (“maternal cousin”), from Proto-Italic *swezrīnos (“of the sister”), from *swezōr (“sister”).

Cognate with Galician sobriño, Asturian sobrín and Spanish sobrino.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.ˈβɾi.ɲu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.ˈbɾi.ɲu/
  • Hyphenation: so‧bri‧nho

Noun

sobrinho m (plural sobrinhos, feminine sobrinha, feminine plural sobrinhas)

  1. nephew
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