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Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin familia (servants, domestic staff, household).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /faˈmiʎ.ʎa/
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  • Rhymes: -iʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: fa‧mì‧glia

Noun edit

famiglia f (plural famiglie, diminutive famigliòla or (literary) famigliuòla or (rare) famiglìna, augmentative famiglióna, pejorative famigliàccia, endearing-derogatory famigliùccia)

  1. family
  2. household
  3. (archaic) domestic staff, servants
    vino da famigliawine of inferior quality (literally, “wine for the servants”)

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Descendants edit

  • Cimbrian: famildja
  • Maltese: familja
  • Mòcheno: familia
  • Ottoman Turkish: فاملیا

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Etymology edit

From Latin familia.

Noun edit

famiglia f (plural famiglias)

  1. family