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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin fīlia, from fīlius (“child, son”), 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 fille, Portuguese filha, Galician filla, Romanian fie, Spanish hija, Sicilian figghia, Sardinian filla, Romansch feglia.
Noun
figlia f (plural figlie, masculine figlio, diminutive figliétta or figliettìna, derogatory figliàccia)
- daughter
- Synonym: figliola
- (usually regional) girl
- Synonyms: ragazza, figliola, fanciulla, donzella
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- (family members) famiglia; cugino, figlio, figlia, fratello, madre, marito, moglie, nipote, nonna, nonno, padre, sorella, zia, zio (Category: it:Family)
Etymology 2
Verb
figlia
- inflection of figliare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin fīlia, from fīlius (“child, son”), from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”).
Pronunciation
Noun
figlia f (plural figlias)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) daughter
Related terms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) figl
- (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegl