sopbrino

Old Leonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sōbrīnus. The ⟨p⟩ results from an orthographical hypercorrection relating it to the Latin super. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese sobrinho and Old Spanish sobrino.

Noun

sopbrino m (plural sopbrinos)

1. nephew
   • 974-980 "Nodicia de kesos":

     sopbrino de Gomi (…)

     Gomi's nephew (…)

Descendants

• Asturian: sobrín
• Extremaduran: sobrinu
• Leonese: sobrín
• Mirandese: sobrino