sobrinno

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sobrino

Etymology

From Latin sōbrīnus (“maternal cousin”), substantivised form of the Proto-Italic adjective *swezrīnos (“of the sister”). Compare Old Leonese sopbrino and Old Spanish sobrino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /so.ˈbɾi.ɲo/

Noun

sobrinno m

1. nephew
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Airas Nunes, B 883: Desfiar enviaron ora de Tudela (facsimile)

     ca me(us) ssobri(nhos) som

     because they are my nephews

Descendants

• Galician: sobriño
• Portuguese: sobrinho