sobrina
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See also: sobriña
Asturian
Noun
sobrina f (plural sobrines)
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Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish sobrina (“niece”), from Latin sōbrīna.
Noun
sobrina
Latin
Etymology
The feminine counterpart to sōbrīnus, q.v.
Pronunciation
Noun
sōbrīna f (genitive sōbrīnae, masculine sōbrīnus); first declension
- sororal niece
- (Late Latin) A cousin's child.
- 556-636 CE, Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, page VIII:
- Sobrini consobrinorum filii.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sōbrīna | sōbrīnae |
| Genitive | sōbrīnae | sōbrīnārum |
| Dative | sōbrīnae | sōbrīnīs |
| Accusative | sōbrīnam | sōbrīnās |
| Ablative | sōbrīnā | sōbrīnīs |
| Vocative | sōbrīna | sōbrīnae |
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
sobrina f (plural sobrinas)
- female equivalent of sobrino (“niece”)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “sobrino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014