sobrinho

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sobrinno, sobrino (“nephew”), from Latin sōbrīnus (“maternal cousin”), from Proto-Italic *swezrīnos (“of the sister”), from *swezōr (“sister”).

Cognate with Galician sobriño, Asturian sobrín and Spanish sobrino.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈbɾĩ.ɲu/ [soˈbɾĩ.j̃u], /suˈbɾĩ.ɲu/ [suˈbɾĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈbɾĩ.ɲu/ [soˈbɾĩ.j̃u], /suˈbɾĩ.ɲu/ [suˈbɾĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈbɾi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈbɾi.ɲu/ [suˈβɾi.ɲu]

• Rhymes: -iɲu
• Hyphenation: so‧bri‧nho

Noun

sobrinho m (plural sobrinhos, feminine sobrinha, feminine plural sobrinhas)

1. nephew

Related terms

• soror