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Reconstruction:Latin/ninnus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Probably imitative of infantile language.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnennos/

Noun

*ninnus m (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. boy, child

Declension
singular plural
nominative */ˈnennos/ */ˈnenni/
oblique */ˈnennu/ */ˈnennos/

Descendants
  • Catalan: nen
  • Galician: neno
  • Italian: nino, ninna, ninnàre
  • Neapolitan: ninno, ninnillo
  • Portuguese: nini, nenê, ninar
  • Sicilian: nicu (perhaps from *ni(nni)cus)
  • Spanish: niño, nene
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