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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agnus, from Proto-Italic *agʷnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Cognate with Albanian enjë, Czech jehně, Greek αμνός (amnós), Irish uan.
Pronunciation
Noun
agno m (plural agni, feminine agna)
- (obsolete, poetic) lamb
- Synonym: agnello
Further reading
- agno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
agnō
- dative/ablative singular of agnus