bisogno

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See also: bisognò

Italian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *bisonium, from Frankish *bisun(n)i, from *bisunnija, from *bi- + *sunnija, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European *sent-. Compare also French besoin, Occitan besonh, Catalan besunya, Sicilian bisognu, Venetan bixogno, Romansch basegn, Friulian bisugne, Istriot bazuogno.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈzoɲ.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -oɲɲo
  • Hyphenation: bi‧só‧gno

Noun

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bisogno m (plural bisogni)

  1. need
    Synonym: necessità
    Ne ho bisogno
    I need it.
    (literally, “I have need of it.”)
  2. (euphemistic) excrement, faeces
    Synonyms: escremento, necessità corporale, feci pl
    Fare i propri bisogni.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Descendants

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  • Sabir: bisogno
  • Sardinian: bisonzu
  • Spanish: bisoño, bisoña

Sabir

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Etymology

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From Italian bisogno (need).

Verb

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bisogno

  1. to need

References

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  • Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque