sobrino

See also: sobriño

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish sobrino (“nephew”), from Latin sōbrīnus (“maternal cousin”).

Noun

sobrino

1. nephew

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /soːˈbriː.noː/, [s̠oːˈbriːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /soˈbri.no/, [soˈbriːno]

Noun

sōbrīnō

1. dative/ablative singular of sōbrīnus

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sōbrīnus (“maternal cousin”). Compare Galician sobriño, Portuguese sobrinho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈbɾino/ [soˈβ̞ɾi.no]

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: so‧bri‧no

Noun

sobrino m (plural sobrinos, feminine sobrina, feminine plural sobrinas)

1. nephew

Derived terms

• sobrino bisnieto
• sobrino nieto
• sobrino segundo
• sobrino tercero

 

Descendants

• Papiamentu: subrino

See also

• tío

Further reading

• “sobrino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014