huérfano

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”).

PIE word
*h₃órbʰos

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈw̝eɾfano/ [ˈw̝eɾ.fa.no]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾfano
  • Syllabification: huér‧fa‧no

Adjective

huérfano (feminine huérfana, masculine plural huérfanos, feminine plural huérfanas)

  1. orphan

Derived terms

Noun

huérfano m (plural huérfanos, feminine huérfana, feminine plural huérfanas)

  1. orphan

Further reading

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