"-issa" meaning in Sicilian

See -issa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈi.sːa/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -issa, or from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Etymology templates: {{bor|scn|la|-issa}} Latin -issa, {{bor|scn|grc|-ισσα}} Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa) Head templates: {{head|scn|suffix}} -issa
  1. Used to form feminine forms of masculine nouns. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: prufissurissa (english: from prufissuri), dutturissa (english: from dutturi)
    Sense id: en--issa-scn-suffix-xysHIO~A Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Sicilian entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-issa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -issa",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-ισσα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin -issa, or from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-issa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "from prufissuri",
          "word": "prufissurissa"
        },
        {
          "english": "from dutturi",
          "word": "dutturissa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form feminine forms of masculine nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--issa-scn-suffix-xysHIO~A",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sːa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-issa"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "from prufissuri",
      "word": "prufissurissa"
    },
    {
      "english": "from dutturi",
      "word": "dutturissa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-issa"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -issa",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "-ισσα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin -issa, or from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-issa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sicilian lemmas",
        "Sicilian suffixes",
        "Sicilian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Sicilian terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Sicilian terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Sicilian terms derived from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form feminine forms of masculine nouns."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈi.sːa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-issa"
}

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