figlio

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See also: figliò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiʎ.ʎo/, [ˈfiʎːo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: fì‧glio

Etymology 1

From Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (sucker), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck). Cognate to French fils, Portuguese filho, Galician fillo, Romanian fiu, Spanish hijo, Sicilian figghiu, Corsican figliu, Sardinian fillu, Romansch fegl.

Noun

figlio m (plural figli, feminine figlia)

  1. (often in the plural) child (of unspecified sex, in relation to their parents)
    Quanti figli avete?How many children do you have?
  2. son
    È mio figlio.He is my son.
    Synonym: (Neapolitan) criaturo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

figlio

  1. first-person singular present active indicative of figliare