patrigno
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin patrīneus, from pater (“father”) + -īneus (“relative suffix”). Compare Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”); alternatively from Late Latin patrignus, after the model of prīvignus (“stepson”).
Noun
editpatrigno m (plural patrigni)
- stepfather
- Antonym: matrigna
Related terms
editSee also
edit- figliastro (“stepson, stepchild”)
- matrigna (“stepmother”)