sobrino

See also: sobriño

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sobrino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈbɾino/ [soˈbɾi.n̪o]
• Hyphenation: so‧bri‧no

Noun

sobríno (feminine sobrina, Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜍᜒᜈᜓ)

1. (uncommon) nephew

   Synonym: pamangkin

See also

• tiya, tita
• tiyo, tito

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish sobrino (“nephew”), from Latin sobrīnus (“maternal cousin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈbɾino/, [soˈbɾi.no]
• Hyphenation: so‧bri‧no

Noun

sobrino

1. nephew

Coordinate terms

• sobrina

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sɔˈbriː.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [soˈbriː.no]

Noun

sobrīnō

1. dative/ablative singular of sobrīnus

Mirandese

Etymology

From Old Leonese sopbrino, from Latin sobrīnus, from Proto-Italic *swezrīnos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺uˈbɾinu/ [s̺uˈβ̞ɾi.nu] (Central)
• IPA^(key): /s̺uˈbɾinu/ [s̺uˈβ̞ɾɨj.nu] (Sendinese)
• Rhymes: -inu
• Syllabification: so‧bri‧no

Noun

sobrino m (plural sobrinos, feminine sobrina, feminine plural sobrinas)

1. nephew

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sobrīnus (“maternal cousin”). Compare Galician sobriño, Portuguese sobrinho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈbɾino/ [soˈβ̞ɾi.no]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: so‧bri‧no

Noun

sobrino m (plural sobrinos, feminine sobrina, feminine plural sobrinas)

1. nephew

Derived terms

• sobrino bisnieto
• sobrino nieto
• sobrino segundo
• sobrino tercero

Descendants

• Papiamentu: subrino

See also

• tío

Further reading

• “sobrino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025