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Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυρῖνος (gurînos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈri.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: gi‧rì‧no
Noun
girino m (plural girini)
- tadpole
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi.ri.no/
- Rhymes: -irino
- Hyphenation: gì‧ri‧no
Verb
girino
- inflection of girare:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Anagrams
Pali
Noun
girino
- genitive/dative singular of giri (“mountain”)
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin gyrīnus,[1] from Ancient Greek γυρῖνος (gurînos).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -inu
- Hyphenation: gi‧ri‧no
Noun
girino m (plural girinos)
- tadpole
References
- ^ Antenor Nascentes (1955) “girino”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Portuguese language etymological dictionary] (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 242, column 2