cugnatu
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin cognātus (“related by blood”), from cum (“with”) + nātus (“born”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊˈɲa.tʊ/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: cu‧gna‧tu
Noun
cugnatu m (plural cugnati)
- brother-in-law
- Synonym: frati
- (figuratively) related, connected, like, similar
Related terms
- cugnata
See also
- cummari
- cumpari
- figghia
- figghiu
- jènniru
- nora
- parrina
- parrinu
- patrozza
- patrozzu
- sòggira
- sòggiru
- zìa
- zìu