orfano
See also: Orfanò
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English orphan, French orphelin, Italian orfano, Spanish huérfano, all from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /orˈfa.no/
Noun
orfano (plural orfani)
Derived terms
- orfanerio (“orphanage”)
- orfaneskar (“to be orphaned, become an orphan”)
- orfanigar (“to orphan”)
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “without parents, fatherless”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔr.fa.no/
- Rhymes: -ɔrfano
- Hyphenation: òr‧fa‧no
Adjective
orfano (feminine orfana, masculine plural orfani, feminine plural orfane)
Derived terms
Noun
orfano m (plural orfani, feminine orfana)
- (male) orphan
Further reading
- orfano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
orfanō
- dative/ablative singular of orfanus