sobrino

From Spanish sobrino (“nephew”).

sobrino

1. nephew

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /soːˈbriː.noː/

sōbrīnō

1. dative singular of sōbrīnus
2. ablative singular of sōbrīnus

From Latin sōbrīnus "maternal cousin" (compare Galician sobriño, Portuguese sobrinho).

• IPA^(key): /soˈbɾino/, [soˈβɾino]

sobrino m (plural sobrinos, feminine sobrina, feminine plural sobrinas)

1. nephew
2. nibling

The noun sobrino is like several other Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

• tío

• “sobrino” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.