fìggio

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlius, fīlios, from Proto-Italic *fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁i-l-yo-s (“sucker”), derived from the root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfid.d͡ʒu/

Noun

fìggio m (plural fìggi, feminine fìggia)

  1. son

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “with regard to gender”): fìggia
  • (antonym(s) of “with regard to ancestry”): poæ, moæ
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