sopbrino

Old Leonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sōbrīnus. The ⟨p⟩ results from an orthographical hypercorrection relating it to the Latin super. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese sobrinho and Old Spanish sobrino.

Noun

sopbrino m (plural sopbrinos)

nephew
- 974-980 "Nodicia de kesos":
  sopbrino de Gomi (…)
  Gomi's nephew (…)

Descendants

Asturian: sobrín
Extremaduran: sobrinu
Leonese: sobrín
Mirandese: sobrino

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