sobrinno

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

sobrino

Etymology

From Latin sōbrīnus (“maternal cousin”), substantivised form of the Proto-Italic adjective *swezrīnos (“of the sister”). Compare Old Leonese sopbrino and Old Spanish sobrino.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /so.ˈbɾi.ɲo/

Noun

sobrinno m

nephew
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Airas Nunes, B 883: Desfiar enviaron ora de Tudela (facsimile)
  ca me(us) ssobri(nhos) som
  because they are my nephews

Descendants

Galician: sobriño
Portuguese: sobrinho

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