bisogno
See also: bisognò
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *bisonium, from Frankish *bisun(n)i, from *bisunnija, from *bi- + *sunnija, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European *sent-. Compare also French besoin, Occitan besonh, Catalan besunya, Sicilian bisognu, Venetian bixogno, Romansch basegn, Friulian bisugne, Istriot bazuogno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈzoɲ.ɲo/
- Rhymes: -oɲɲo
- Hyphenation: bi‧só‧gno
Noun
bisogno m (plural bisogni)
- need
- Synonym: necessità
Related terms
- abbisognare
- bisognare
- bisognevole
- bisognoso
Descendants
- Sabir: bisogno
- → Sardinian: bisonzu
- → Spanish: bisoño, bisoña
Sabir
Etymology
From Italian bisogno (“need”).
Verb
bisogno
- to need
References
- Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque