"nicu" meaning in Sicilian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈni.ku/ Forms: nica [feminine, singular], nichi [feminine, masculine, plural]
Etymology: Origin disputed. Probably from Vulgar Latin *miccus, from Doric Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós), variant of Attic Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small, young”). Compare Megleno-Romanian and Romanian mic and, mostly, Aromanian njic. See also mīca for further comparison. Doublet of miccu. Etymology templates: {{inh|scn|VL.|*miccus}} Vulgar Latin *miccus, {{bor|scn|grc-dor|μῑκκός}} Doric Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós), {{der|scn|grc-att|μικρός||small, young}} Attic Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small, young”), {{cog|ruq|-}} Megleno-Romanian, {{cog|ro|mic}} Romanian mic, {{cog|rup|njic}} Aromanian njic, {{m|la|mīca}} mīca, {{doublet|scn|miccu}} Doublet of miccu Head templates: {{head|scn|adjective|feminine singular|nica|masculine and feminine plural|nichi||nici||nica||nici|head=}} nicu (feminine singular nica, masculine and feminine plural nichi), {{scn-adj|nic|u|a|hi}} nicu (feminine singular nica, masculine and feminine plural nichi)
  1. small, little
    Sense id: en-nicu-scn-adj-~OPJa5AZ Categories (other): Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. young
    Sense id: en-nicu-scn-adj-27qSHOIF Categories (other): Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nicareḍḍu, nichittu, niciuliḍḍu, nicuzza, nicuzzu, nìciulu
Related terms: anticchia, bamminu, carusu, granni, jùvini, picca, picciottu, picciriḍḍu, piciollu, pìcciulu, vecchiu

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nicareḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nichittu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "niciuliḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nicuzza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nicuzzu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nìciulu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*miccus"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *miccus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "grc-dor",
        "3": "μῑκκός"
      },
      "expansion": "Doric Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "grc-att",
        "3": "μικρός",
        "4": "",
        "5": "small, young"
      },
      "expansion": "Attic Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small, young”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ruq",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Megleno-Romanian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "mic"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian mic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rup",
        "2": "njic"
      },
      "expansion": "Aromanian njic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "mīca"
      },
      "expansion": "mīca",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "miccu"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of miccu",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Origin disputed. Probably from Vulgar Latin *miccus, from Doric Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós), variant of Attic Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small, young”). Compare Megleno-Romanian and Romanian mic and, mostly, Aromanian njic. See also mīca for further comparison. Doublet of miccu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nichi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "10": "nica",
        "11": "",
        "12": "nici",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "feminine singular",
        "4": "nica",
        "5": "masculine and feminine plural",
        "6": "nichi",
        "7": "",
        "8": "nici",
        "9": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nicu (feminine singular nica, masculine and feminine plural nichi)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nic",
        "2": "u",
        "3": "a",
        "4": "hi"
      },
      "expansion": "nicu (feminine singular nica, masculine and feminine plural nichi)",
      "name": "scn-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nì‧cu"
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "anticchia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bamminu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "carusu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "granni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "jùvini"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "picca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "picciottu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "picciriḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "piciollu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pìcciulu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vecchiu"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "id": "en-nicu-scn-adj-~OPJa5AZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "young"
      ],
      "id": "en-nicu-scn-adj-27qSHOIF",
      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ku/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nicu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Sicilian adjectives",
    "Sicilian doublets",
    "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sicilian lemmas",
    "Sicilian terms borrowed from Doric Greek",
    "Sicilian terms derived from Attic Greek",
    "Sicilian terms derived from Doric Greek",
    "Sicilian terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Sicilian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Sicilian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nicareḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "word": "nichittu"
    },
    {
      "word": "niciuliḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "word": "nicuzza"
    },
    {
      "word": "nicuzzu"
    },
    {
      "word": "nìciulu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*miccus"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *miccus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "grc-dor",
        "3": "μῑκκός"
      },
      "expansion": "Doric Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "grc-att",
        "3": "μικρός",
        "4": "",
        "5": "small, young"
      },
      "expansion": "Attic Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small, young”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ruq",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Megleno-Romanian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "mic"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian mic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rup",
        "2": "njic"
      },
      "expansion": "Aromanian njic",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "mīca"
      },
      "expansion": "mīca",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "miccu"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of miccu",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Origin disputed. Probably from Vulgar Latin *miccus, from Doric Greek μῑκκός (mīkkós), variant of Attic Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small, young”). Compare Megleno-Romanian and Romanian mic and, mostly, Aromanian njic. See also mīca for further comparison. Doublet of miccu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nica",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nichi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "10": "nica",
        "11": "",
        "12": "nici",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "feminine singular",
        "4": "nica",
        "5": "masculine and feminine plural",
        "6": "nichi",
        "7": "",
        "8": "nici",
        "9": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nicu (feminine singular nica, masculine and feminine plural nichi)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nic",
        "2": "u",
        "3": "a",
        "4": "hi"
      },
      "expansion": "nicu (feminine singular nica, masculine and feminine plural nichi)",
      "name": "scn-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nì‧cu"
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "anticchia"
    },
    {
      "word": "bamminu"
    },
    {
      "word": "carusu"
    },
    {
      "word": "granni"
    },
    {
      "word": "jùvini"
    },
    {
      "word": "picca"
    },
    {
      "word": "picciottu"
    },
    {
      "word": "picciriḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "word": "piciollu"
    },
    {
      "word": "pìcciulu"
    },
    {
      "word": "vecchiu"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "young"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.ku/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nicu"
}

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