"omertà" meaning in Sicilian

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Noun

Etymology: Ultimately, a doublet of umiltati (“humility, humbleness”). Possibly borrowed, or at least influenced, from Italian omertà, itself from Neapolitan. Possibly later reanalyzed by mafiosi as deriving from omu (“man”), thus implying that people who are not reticent are not men, thus cowards. Etymology templates: {{doublet|scn|umiltati|nocap=1|t1=humility, humbleness}} doublet of umiltati (“humility, humbleness”), {{bor|scn|it|omertà}} Italian omertà, {{der|scn|nap|-}} Neapolitan Head templates: {{head|scn|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=omertà}} omertà f, {{scn-noun|omertà|f|}} omertà f
  1. (mafia) omertà (condition by which one should follow a code of silence) Tags: feminine, uncountable Synonyms: umirtà
    Sense id: en-omertà-scn-noun-NAto5LYH Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Sicilian entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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