sobrinho
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited 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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /soˈbɾĩ.ɲu/ [soˈbɾĩ.j̃u], /suˈbɾĩ.ɲu/ [suˈbɾĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /soˈbɾi.ɲo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈbɾi.ɲu/ [suˈβɾi.ɲu]
- Rhymes: -iɲu
- Hyphenation: so‧bri‧nho
Noun
sobrinho m (plural sobrinhos, feminine sobrinha, feminine plural sobrinhas)
- nephew
Related terms
- soror