bisogno

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See also: bisognò

Italian

Etymology

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, Venetian bixogno, Romansch basegn, Friulian bisugne, Istriot bazuogno.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.
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Descendants

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

Sabir

Etymology

From Italian bisogno (“need”).

Verb

bisogno

  1. to need

References

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