Old Leonese

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Etymology

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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

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sopbrino m (plural sopbrinos)

  1. nephew

Descendants

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