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figlio

figlio

See also: figliò

Italian

Noun

figlio m ‎(plural figli, feminine figlia)

  1. 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
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Etymology 2

Verb

figlio

  1. first-person singular present active indicative of figliare

Etymology

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, Romanian fiu and Spanish hijo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfiʎːo]
  • Hyphenation: fi‧glio

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