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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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, Galician fillo, Romanian fiu, Spanish hijo, Sicilian figghiu, Corsican figliu, Sardinian fillu, Romansch fegl.
Noun
figlio m (plural figli, feminine figlia, diminutive figliétto, pejorative figliàccio)
- son
- Synonym: (Neapolitan) criaturo
- È mio figlio. ― He is my son.
- (usually in the plural) child (of unspecified gender, in relation to their parents)
- Quanti figli avete? ― How many children do you have?
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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
figlio
- first-person singular present indicative of figliare
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