fìggio

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlius, fīlios, from Proto-Italic *feiljos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁ylios (“sucker”), derived from the root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfid.d͡ʒu/

Noun

fìggio m (plural fìggi, feminine fìggia)

1. son

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “with regard to gender”): fìggia
• (antonym(s) of “with regard to ancestry”): poæ, moæ

Related terms

• figeu