figlio

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiʎ.ʎo/

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• Rhymes: -iʎʎo
• Hyphenation: fì‧glio

From Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-li-os (“sucker”), a derivation from the verbal root *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”). Cognate to French fils, Portuguese filho, Galician fillo, Romanian fiu, Spanish hijo, Sicilian figghiu, Corsican figliu, Sardinian fillu, Romansch fegl.

figlio m (plural figli, feminine figlia, diminutive figliétto, pejorative figliàccio)

1. son

   Synonym: (Neapolitan) criaturo

   È mio figlio. ― He is my son.

2. (usually in the plural) child (of unspecified gender, in relation to their parents)

   Quanti figli avete? ― How many children do you have?

• affiliare (see there for more)

• (family members) famiglia; cugino, figlio, figlia, fratello, madre, marito, moglie, nipote, nonna, nonno, padre, sorella, zia, zio ^{(Category: it:Family)}

figlio

1. first-person singular present indicative of figliare

• Figoli