bisogno

See also: bisognò

Italian

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Frankish *bisunnijabor.
    Vulgar Latin *bisonium
    Italian bisogno

    Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bisonium, borrowed from Frankish *bisunnija.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /biˈzoɲ.ɲo/
    • Rhymes: -oɲɲo
    • Hyphenation: bi‧só‧gno

    Noun

    bisogno m (plural bisogni)

    1. need
      Synonym: necessità
      Ne ho bisogno
      I need it.
      (literally, “I have need of it.”)
    2. (euphemistic) excrement, faeces
      Synonyms: escremento, necessità corporale, feci pl
      Fare i propri bisogni.
      Pooping.
      (literally, “Doing one's own needs.”)

    Descendants

    • Sabir: bisogno
    • → Sardinian: bisonzu
    • → Spanish: bisoño, bisoña

    Sabir

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Frankish *bisunnijabor.
      Vulgar Latin *bisonium
      Italian bisognobor.
      Sabir bisogno

      Borrowed from Italian bisogno, from Vulgar Latin *bisonium, borrowed from Frankish *bisunnija.

      Verb

      bisogno

      1. to need

      References

      • Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque
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