famiglia

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin familia (“servants, domestic staff, household”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faˈmiʎ.ʎa/
  • Audio (IT)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: fa‧mì‧glia

Noun

famiglia f (plural famiglie, diminutive famigliòla or (literary) famigliuòla or (rare) famiglìna, augmentative famiglióna, pejorative famigliàccia, endearing-derogatory famigliùccia)

  1. family
  2. household
  3. (archaic) domestic staff, servants
    vino da famiglia ― wine of inferior quality (literally, “wine for the servants”)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Cimbrian: famildja
  • → Maltese: familja
  • → Mòcheno: familia
  • → Ottoman Turkish: فاملیا
    • Turkish: familya
    • → Armenian: ֆամիլյա (familya)

See also

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin familia.

Noun

famiglia f (plural famiglias)

  1. family
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