sta

[...] / E tu, curreri, ca vai d'ogni parti, / Te' cca sta littra, a la mè 'manti porti, / Cci dici ca non pozzu stari sparti, / La spartenza è cchiù brutta di la morti.

1874, Lionardo Vigo, Raccolta amplissima di canti popolari siciliani, page 443:

… / And you, courier, who goes to and fro, / Take this letter, to my lover bring it, / Tell her that I can [no longer] remain separated, / Separation is worse than death.


mali

From Latin malus. Compare Italian mali, male.


duru

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duru (feminine singular dura, masculine and feminine plural duri)

dura (feminine singular)
duri (feminine masculine plural)


malu

malu (feminine singular mala, masculine and feminine plural mali)

mala (feminine singular)
mali (feminine masculine plural)


babbu

babbu (feminine singular babba, masculine and feminine plural babbi)

babba (feminine singular)
babbi (feminine masculine plural)

Uncertain. Compare Italian babbeo, Spanish bobo (“silly, stupid”). Compare also: Italian bamba/bambo/bimbo/bambino.


mutu

mutu (feminine singular muta, masculine and feminine plural muti)

muta (feminine singular)
muti (feminine masculine plural)
mudu (alternative)

T'hâ stari zittu e mutu!


mudu

mudu (feminine singular muda, masculine and feminine plural mudi)

muda (feminine singular)
mudi (feminine masculine plural)

alternative form of mutu (sonorized, dialectal)


judeu

judeu (feminine singular judea, masculine and feminine plural judei)

judea (feminine singular)
judei (feminine masculine plural)

From Latin iūdaeus (“Jew; Judaean”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יהודי (Yehudi).
By surface analysis, Judìa + -eu.

Jewish (relating to Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture)


puru

puru (feminine singular pura, masculine and feminine plural puri)

pura (feminine singular)
puri (feminine masculine plural)


talianu

talianu (feminine singular taliana, masculine and feminine plural taliani)

taliana (feminine singular)
taliani (feminine masculine plural)


sicilianu

sicilianu (feminine singular siciliana, masculine and feminine plural siciliani)

siciliana (feminine singular)
siciliani (feminine masculine plural)


pulìticu

pulìticu (feminine singular pulìtica, masculine and feminine plural pulìtichi)

pulìtica (feminine singular)
pulìtichi (feminine masculine plural)


grecu

grecu (feminine singular greca, masculine plural greci, feminine plural grechi)

greca (feminine singular)
greci (masculine plural)
grechi (feminine plural)

[ˈɡr̺ɛː.kʊ̠]

From Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).

Greek, Grecian, Hellenic; originating in or from Greece; pertaining to the Greek people, culture, history


grechi

[ˈɡr̺ɛː.c̠ɪ̟]

[ˈɡɾɛː.k̟ɪ̟]


greca

[ˈɡr̺ɛː.kɑ̝]

From Latin græca, from Ancient Greek γραική (graikḗ).

feminine singular of grecu (“Greek, Hellenic”)


longu

longu (feminine singular longa, masculine and feminine plural longhi)

longa (feminine singular)
longhi (feminine masculine plural)


amaru

amaru (feminine singular amara, masculine and feminine plural amari)

amara (feminine singular)
amari (feminine masculine plural)


greci

[ˈɡr̺ɛː.ɕɪ̟]

[ˈɡr̺ɛː.t̠͡ɕɪ̟]

[ˈɡr̺ɛː.t͡ʃɪ̟]


rettili

rettili (feminine singular rettili, masculine and feminine plural rettili)

rettili (feminine singular)
rettili (feminine masculine plural)
rèttili (alternative)


vecchia

[ˈvɛːk̟.k̟ʲɑ̝]


vecchi

[ˈvɛːk̟.c̠ɪ̟]


sporta

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

spurta (alternative)
spotta (alternative)
spuaitta (alternative)
spuajtta (alternative)


russu

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russu (feminine singular russa, masculine and feminine plural russi)

russa (feminine singular)
russi (feminine masculine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *Russus, from the adjective of Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ). Compare Italian russo.

Russian (of, from or relating to Russia)


duci

duci (feminine singular duci, masculine and feminine plural duci)

duci (feminine singular)
duci (feminine masculine plural)
a-duci (alternative)
aduci (alternative)
aruci (alternative)
dunci (alternative)

→ Italian: duci (regional)

From Latin dulcis (“sweet”). Compare Italian dolce, Neapolitan doce.

Nu pumu duci.

Pizza duci.

Chi ciàguru duci.


bonu

bonu (feminine singular bona, masculine and feminine plural boni)

bona (feminine singular)
boni (feminine masculine plural)


beddu

beddu (feminine singular bedda, masculine and feminine plural beddi)

bedda (feminine singular)
beddi (feminine masculine plural)


antiquata

[ɑ̝ɳ.ʈ̬ɪˈkʷäːt̪ɑ̝]


antiquati

[ɑ̝ɳ.ʈ̬ɪˈkʷäːt̪ɪ̟]


tantu

tantu (feminine singular tanta, masculine and feminine plural tanti)

tanta (feminine singular)
tanti (feminine masculine plural)


vacanti

vacanti (feminine singular vacanti, masculine and feminine plural vacanti)

vacanti (feminine singular)
vacanti (feminine masculine plural)


otru

otru (masculine and feminine plural otri)


chisti

From Latin eccu(m) istī or istae, nominative plurals of iste.


chiddu

chiddu (feminine singular chidda, masculine and feminine plural chiddi)

chidda (feminine singular)
chiddi (feminine masculine plural)

Contracted from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille. Compare Italian quello.


cristianu

cristianu (feminine singular cristiana, masculine and feminine plural cristiani)

cristiana (feminine singular)
cristiani (feminine masculine plural)

From Latin Christiānus, possibly borrowed.


ridìculu

ridìculu (feminine singular ridìcula, masculine and feminine plural ridìculi)

ridìcula (feminine singular)
ridìculi (feminine masculine plural)


nicu

nicu (feminine singular nica, masculine and feminine plural nichi)

nica (feminine singular)
nichi (feminine masculine plural)

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.


malèvulu

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malèvulu (feminine singular malèvula, masculine and feminine plural malèvuli)

malèvula (feminine singular)
malèvuli (feminine masculine plural)


malignu

malignu (feminine singular maligna, masculine and feminine plural maligni)

maligna (feminine singular)
maligni (feminine masculine plural)


ammucciatu

ammucciatu (feminine singular ammucciata, masculine and feminine plural ammucciati)

ammucciata (feminine singular)
ammucciati (feminine masculine plural)
'mmucciatu (alternative)


sbagghiatu

sbagghiatu (feminine singular sbagghiata, masculine and feminine plural sbagghiati)

sbagghiata (feminine singular)
sbagghiati (feminine masculine plural)

From sbagghiari (“to make a mistake”). Compare Italian sbagliato.


biddicchiu

biddicchiu (feminine singular biddicchia, masculine and feminine plural biddicchi)

biddicchia (feminine singular)
biddicchi (feminine masculine plural)

alternative form of biḍḍicchiu (eye dialect)


moddu

moddu (feminine singular modda, masculine and feminine plural moddi)

modda (feminine singular)
moddi (feminine masculine plural)


crudu

crudu (feminine singular cruda, masculine and feminine plural crudi)

cruda (feminine singular)
crudi (feminine masculine plural)
cruru (alternative)

From Latin crudus. Compare Italian crudo.


pulitu

pulitu (feminine singular pulita, masculine and feminine plural puliti)

pulita (feminine singular)
puliti (feminine masculine plural)

From Latin polītum, supine of Latin poliō.


lordu

lordu (feminine singular lorda, masculine and feminine plural lordi)

lorda (feminine singular)
lordi (feminine masculine plural)

alternative form of lurdu m (regressively assimilated, italianized)


granni

granni (feminine singular granni, masculine and feminine plural granni)

granni (feminine singular)
granni (feminine masculine plural)
ranni (alternative)


chinu

chinu (feminine singular china, masculine and feminine plural chini)

china (feminine singular)
chini (feminine masculine plural)


mischinu

mischinu (feminine singular mischina, masculine and feminine plural mischini)

mischina (feminine singular)
mischini (feminine masculine plural)

From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܡܶܣܟܸܐܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܝܢܳܐ (meskēnā, “miserable, wretched”), from Akkadian 𒈦𒆕𒂗 (muškēnum, “commoner, poor”).

der

ܡܶܣܟܸܐܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܢܳܐ / ܡܶܣܟܸܝܢܳܐ


fàcili

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fàcili (feminine singular fàcili, masculine and feminine plural fàcili)

fàcili (feminine singular)
fàcili (feminine masculine plural)


diffìcili

diffìcili (feminine singular diffìcili, masculine and feminine plural diffìcili)

diffìcili (feminine singular)
diffìcili (feminine masculine plural)


scemu

scemu (feminine singular scema, masculine and feminine plural scemi)

scema (feminine singular)
scemi (feminine masculine plural)


scimunitu

scimunitu (feminine singular scimunita, masculine and feminine plural scimuniti)

scimunita (feminine singular)
scimuniti (feminine masculine plural)

From the past participle of the verb scimuniri. Compare Italian scemo.


riccu

riccu (feminine singular ricca, masculine and feminine plural ricchi)

ricca (feminine singular)
ricchi (feminine masculine plural)

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz. Compare Italian ricco.


bagnatu

bagnatu (feminine singular bagnata, masculine and feminine plural bagnati)

bagnata (feminine singular)
bagnati (feminine masculine plural)
vagnatu (alternative)


abbagnatu

abbagnatu (feminine singular abbagnata, masculine and feminine plural abbagnati)

abbagnata (feminine singular)
abbagnati (feminine masculine plural)


asciuttu

asciuttu (feminine singular asciutta, masculine and feminine plural asciutti)

asciutta (feminine singular)
asciutti (feminine masculine plural)
sciuttu (alternative)

From Latin exsūctus, past participle of exsūcō, from ex + sūcō. Doublet of asciucatu. Compare Italian asciutto.


atòmicu

atòmicu (feminine singular atòmica, masculine and feminine plural atòmici)

atòmica (feminine singular)
atòmici (feminine masculine plural)


làdiu

làdiu (feminine singular làdia, masculine and feminine plural làdii)

làdia (feminine singular)
làdii (feminine masculine plural)
lariu (alternative)
làidu (alternative)

Borrowed from Old Northern French/Old Norman laid (“ugly”).


bruttu

bruttu (feminine singular brutta, masculine and feminine plural brutti)

brutta (feminine singular)
brutti (feminine masculine plural)


lìbbiru

lìbbiru (feminine singular lìbbira, masculine and feminine plural lìbbiri)

lìbbira (feminine singular)
lìbbiri (feminine masculine plural)
lìbburu (alternative)


scantatu

scantatu (feminine singular scantata, masculine and feminine plural scantati)

scantata (feminine singular)
scantati (feminine masculine plural)


scuru

scuru (feminine singular scura, masculine and feminine plural scuri)

scura (feminine singular)
scuri (feminine masculine plural)


chiaru

chiaru (feminine singular chiara, masculine and feminine plural chiari)

chiara (feminine singular)
chiari (feminine masculine plural)
ciaru (alternative)


buffu

buffu (feminine singular buffa, masculine and feminine plural buffi)

buffa (feminine singular)
buffi (feminine masculine plural)


rossu

rossu (feminine singular rossa, masculine and feminine plural rossi)

rossa (feminine singular)
rossi (feminine masculine plural)


rassu

rassu (feminine singular rassa, masculine and feminine plural rassi)

rassa (feminine singular)
rassi (feminine masculine plural)
grassu (alternative)


mpiccicusu

mpiccicusu (feminine singular mpiccicusa, masculine and feminine plural mpiccicusi)

mpiccicusa (feminine singular)
mpiccicusi (feminine masculine plural)


rèttili

rèttili (feminine singular rèttili, masculine and feminine plural rèttili)

rèttili (feminine singular)
rèttili (feminine masculine plural)
rettili (alternative)


jancu

jancu (feminine singular janca, masculine and feminine plural janchi)

janca (feminine singular)
janchi (feminine masculine plural)
biancu (alternative)
brancu (alternative)

From Early Medieval Latin blancus, of Frankish origin. Compare Neapolitan janco, Italian bianco.


ciriveddu

ciriveddu (masculine and feminine plural ciriveddi)

ciriveddi (feminine masculine plural)
cirveddu (alternative)
cirbeddu (alternative)

From Latin cerebellum (“brain”), diminutive of cerebrum.


sporcu

sporcu (feminine singular sporca, masculine and feminine plural sporchi)

sporca (feminine singular)
sporchi (feminine masculine plural)

Nô portafogghiu si tinia ammucciatu, / pi nun scurdari lu sò sporcu vizziu, / lu re d'aremi tuttu fidduliatu / cu scrittu porcu senza nuddu 'ndizziu.

2012, Vincenzo Adamo, “Re Porcu”, in Né 'ncelu né 'n terra. Poesie siciliane, page 65:

In his wallet he kept hidden, / not to forget his nasty habit, / the king of coins, completely shredded, / with "pig" written on it without any explaination.


loddu

loddu (feminine singular lorda, masculine and feminine plural lordi)

lorda (feminine singular)
lordi (feminine masculine plural)


siccanti

siccanti (feminine singular siccanti, masculine and feminine plural siccanti)

siccanti (feminine singular)
siccanti (feminine masculine plural)


camurriusu

camurriusu (feminine singular camurriusa, masculine and feminine plural camurriusi)

camurriusa (feminine singular)
camurriusi (feminine masculine plural)
camuriusu (alternative)


camuriusu

camuriusu (feminine singular camuriusa, masculine and feminine plural camuriusi)

camuriusa (feminine singular)
camuriusi (feminine masculine plural)
camurriusu (alternative)


nuddu

nuddu (feminine singular nudda, masculine and feminine plural nuddi)

nudda (feminine singular)
nuddi (feminine masculine plural)


friddu

friddu (feminine singular fridda, masculine and feminine plural friddi)

fridda (feminine singular)
friddi (feminine masculine plural)

From Latin frīgidus (“cold”) (through a syncopated Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form frigdus, fricdus, attested in the Appendix Probi, or fridus, found in a Pompeian inscription), itself from frīgeō (“to be cold”).


càvuru

càvuru (feminine singular càvura, masculine and feminine plural càvuri)

càvura (feminine singular)
càvuri (feminine masculine plural)

Rhotacised variant of càvudu, enlengthened variant of caudu, from Latin cal(i)dus.


friscu

friscu (feminine singular frisca, masculine and feminine plural frischi)

frisca (feminine singular)
frischi (feminine masculine plural)

→ Maltese: frisk

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *friscum. Compare Italian fresco.


surdu

surdu (feminine singular surda, masculine and feminine plural surdi)

surda (feminine singular)
surdi (feminine masculine plural)


orbu

orbu (feminine singular orba, masculine and feminine plural orbi)

orba (feminine singular)
orbi (feminine masculine plural)
orvu (alternative)

From Latin orbus, possibly influenced by a Gallo-Italian language.


orvu

orvu (feminine singular orva, masculine and feminine plural orvi)

orva (feminine singular)
orvi (feminine masculine plural)
orbu (alternative)


àutru

àutru (feminine singular àutra, masculine and feminine plural àutri)

àutra (feminine singular)
àutri (feminine masculine plural)
antru (alternative)
atru (alternative)
àvutru (alternative)
otru (alternative)


chistu

chistu (feminine singular chista, masculine and feminine plural chisti)

chista (feminine singular)
chisti (feminine masculine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from eccum + iste. Compare Italian questo.


stu

stu (feminine singular sta, masculine and feminine plural sti)

sta (feminine singular)
sti (feminine masculine plural)

Torna a la casa, e iddu stissu misi a còciri stu pisci; e difatti la testa la detti a la cani, [...]

He came back home, and he himself out to cook this fish; and in fact he gave the head to the [female] dog.


ùrtimu

ùrtimu (feminine singular ùrtima, masculine and feminine plural ùrtimi)

ùrtima (feminine singular)
ùrtimi (feminine masculine plural)
ùltimu (alternative)
ùltumu (alternative)
ùrtumu (alternative)

Chiddu è Omeru pueta suvranu, / l'autru è Oraziu satiru che veni. / Ovidu è terzu e l'urtimu è Lucanu.

1904, Dante Alighieri, Tommaso Cannizzaro, La commedia di Dante Alighieri: Prima traduzione in dialetto siciliano, page 15:

That one is Homer, the sovereign poet, / the other who comes is Horace, the satirist, / Ovid is the third, and the last is Lucan.


futuru

futuru (feminine singular futura, masculine and feminine plural futuri)

futura (feminine singular)
futuri (feminine masculine plural)


passatu

passatu (feminine singular passata, masculine and feminine plural passati)

passata (feminine singular)
passati (feminine masculine plural)


schittu

schittu (feminine singular schitta, masculine and feminine plural schitti)

schitta (feminine singular)
schitti (feminine masculine plural)

plain, unseasoned, undressed (especially told for bread)


lippusu

lippusu (feminine singular lippusa, masculine and feminine plural lippusi)

lippusa (feminine singular)
lippusi (feminine masculine plural)


lisciu

lisciu (feminine singular liscia, masculine and feminine plural lisci)

liscia (feminine singular)
lisci (feminine masculine plural)


lisciu

(of person) unpleasant, odious, unsympathetic, harsh, crabby

(derogatory) fussy, fastidious, persnickety


lariu

lariu (feminine singular laria, masculine and feminine plural lari)

laria (feminine singular)
lari (feminine masculine plural)


miricanu

miricanu (feminine singular miricana, masculine and feminine plural miricani)

miricana (feminine singular)
miricani (feminine masculine plural)
amiricanu (alternative)
mericanu (alternative)

From America. Compare Italian americano.


mpaddatu

mpaddatu (feminine singular mpaddata, masculine and feminine plural mpaddati)

mpaddata (feminine singular)
mpaddati (feminine masculine plural)


mmiscatu

mmiscatu (feminine singular mmiscata, masculine and feminine plural mmiscati)

mmiscata (feminine singular)
mmiscati (feminine masculine plural)


manzu

manzu (feminine singular manza, masculine and feminine plural manzi)

manza (feminine singular)
manzi (feminine masculine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *mansus, from Latin mansuetus. Doublet of manzuetu.


manzittu

manzittu (feminine singular manzitta, masculine and feminine plural manzitti)

manzitta (feminine singular)
manzitti (feminine masculine plural)

(familiar) gentle, docile (told for child)


pessu

pessu (feminine singular pessa, masculine and feminine plural pessi)

pessa (feminine singular)
pessi (feminine masculine plural)


sputtusatu

sputtusatu (feminine singular sputtusata, masculine and feminine plural sputtusati)

sputtusata (feminine singular)
sputtusati (feminine masculine plural)


sbinnatu

sbinnatu (feminine singular sbinnata, masculine and feminine plural sbinnati)

sbinnata (feminine singular)
sbinnati (feminine masculine plural)


sbintatu

sbintatu (feminine singular sbintata, masculine and feminine plural sbintati)

sbintata (feminine singular)
sbintati (feminine masculine plural)


stuppatu

stuppatu (feminine singular stuppata, masculine and feminine plural stuppati)

stuppata (feminine singular)
stuppati (feminine masculine plural)


spasciatu

spasciatu (feminine singular spasciata, masculine and feminine plural spasciati)

spasciata (feminine singular)
spasciati (feminine masculine plural)


sgaggiatu

sgaggiatu (feminine singular sgaggiata, masculine and feminine plural sgaggiati)

sgaggiata (feminine singular)
sgaggiati (feminine masculine plural)


stricatu

stricatu (feminine singular stricata, masculine and feminine plural stricati)

stricata (feminine singular)
stricati (feminine masculine plural)


scafazzatu

scafazzatu (feminine singular scafazzata, masculine and feminine plural scafazzati)

scafazzata (feminine singular)
scafazzati (feminine masculine plural)


scappiciatu

scappiciatu (feminine singular scappiciata, masculine and feminine plural scappiciati)

scappiciata (feminine singular)
scappiciati (feminine masculine plural)


usciatu

usciatu (feminine singular usciata, masculine and feminine plural usciati)

usciata (feminine singular)
usciati (feminine masculine plural)


ngrisi

nghisi (alternative)
nglisi (alternative)


vasciu

vasciu (feminine singular vascia, masculine and feminine plural vasci)

vascia (feminine singular)
vasci (feminine masculine plural)
basciu (alternative)

Probably borrowed from the same stratum of Catalan baix,
ultimately from Late Latin bassus. Cognate with Aragonese baxo, Asturian baxu, Galician baixo,
Portuguese baixo, Neapolitan vascio, Occitan baish, Spanish bajo.


quintu

quintu (feminine singular quinta, masculine and feminine plural quinti)

quinta (feminine singular)
quinti (feminine masculine plural)


sestu

sestu (feminine singular sesta, masculine and feminine plural sesti)

sesta (feminine singular)
sesti (feminine masculine plural)


nonu

nonu (feminine singular nona, masculine and feminine plural noni)

nona (feminine singular)
noni (feminine masculine plural)


primu

primu (feminine singular prima, masculine and feminine plural primi)

prima (feminine singular)
primi (feminine masculine plural)


curvu

curvu (feminine singular curva, masculine and feminine plural curvi)

curva (feminine singular)
curvi (feminine masculine plural)


negativu

negativu (feminine singular negativa, masculine and feminine plural negativi)

negativa (feminine singular)
negativi (feminine masculine plural)


autu

autu (feminine singular auta, masculine and feminine plural auti)

auta (feminine singular)
auti (feminine masculine plural)
jautu (alternative)
jàvutu (alternative)
âtu (alternative)
àvutu (alternative)

From Latin altus. Compare Sicilian àguru, Sicilian sautu, Sicilian sausizza.

Ḍḍa casa auta è unni abbitu ju.

Na praja auta 4 metri

a vuci auta


violentu

violentu (feminine singular violenta, masculine and feminine plural violenti)

violenta (feminine singular)
violenti (feminine masculine plural)


biancu

biancu (feminine singular bianca, masculine and feminine plural bianchi)

bianca (feminine singular)
bianchi (feminine masculine plural)


virdi

From Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Cf. Italian verde.


antiquatu

antiquatu (feminine singular antiquata, masculine and feminine plural antiquati)

antiquata (feminine singular)
antiquati (feminine masculine plural)

[ɑ̝ɳ.ʈ̬ɪˈkʷäːt̪ʊ̠]

From Latin antīquātus, past participle of antīquō, antīquāre.
Cognates include Italian antiquato, Portuguese antiquado, Spanish anticuado, English antiquated.

old, ancient, antique, archaic, antiquarian


nìvuru

nìvuru (feminine singular nìvura, masculine and feminine plural nìvuri)

nìvura (feminine singular)
nìvuri (feminine masculine plural)
niuru (alternative)
nivuru (alternative)

Dialectal variant of nìguru with a labiodental consonant interposed, from the epenthesis of Latin nigrum, accusative of niger.


antru

antru (masculine and feminine plural antri)


novu

novu (feminine singular nova, masculine and feminine plural novi)

nova (feminine singular)
novi (feminine masculine plural)
nuovu (alternative)
nuou (alternative)
nuvu (alternative)

From Latin novus, from Proto-Italic *nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, from the root *new-.

novu di zicca

comu novu

a nova lìnia (di moda)

di novu

chi cc'è' di novu?


nìuru

nìuru (feminine singular nìura, masculine and feminine plural nìuri)

nìura (feminine singular)
nìuri (feminine masculine plural)
niuru (alternative)
nivuru (alternative)

Variant of nìguru without the etymological ⟨g⟩, from the epenthesis of Latin nigrum, accusative of niger.


rizzu

rizzu (feminine singular rizza, masculine and feminine plural rizzi)

rizza (feminine singular)
rizzi (feminine masculine plural)

From Latin ēricius (“hedgehog”). Cognate with Italian riccio. Doublet of rizza.


tixanu

tixanu (feminine singular tixana, masculine and feminine plural tixani)

tixana (feminine singular)
tixani (feminine masculine plural)


giùvini

giùvini (feminine singular giùvina, masculine and feminine plural giùvini)

giùvina (feminine singular)
giùvini (feminine masculine plural)
jùvini (alternative)

Inherited from Latin iuvenis. The initial consonant has been taken from Italian giovane; the alternative form above represents the 'pure' native reflex.


giùvina

[ˈd͡ʒuːvɪ.nɑ̝]


vecchiu

vecchiu (feminine singular vecchia, masculine and feminine plural vecchi)

vecchia (feminine singular)
vecchi (feminine masculine plural)
viecchiu (alternative)
vecciu (alternative)
viecciu (alternative)

→ Italian: Vecchio

[ˈvɛːk̟.k̟ʲʊ̠]

Inherited from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.


nuncenti

From Latin innocens, equivalent to Latin in- + Latin nocens, present participle of Latin noceo.


pirmanenti

pirmanenti (masculine and feminine plural pirmanenti)


cumuni

cumuni (masculine and feminine plural cumuni)


abbezzu

abbezzu (masculine and feminine plural abbezzi)

abbezzi (feminine masculine plural)
abbersu (alternative)
avversu (alternative)
avvezzu (alternative)


abbersu

abbersu (masculine and feminine plural abbersi)


avversu

avversu (masculine and feminine plural avversi)


avvezzu

avvezzu (masculine and feminine plural avvezzi)


atru

atru (masculine and feminine plural atri)


àvutru

àvutru (masculine and feminine plural àvutri)


dispunìbbili

dispunìbbili (masculine and feminine plural dispunìbbili)

dispunìbbili (feminine masculine plural)
dispunìbili (alternative)


dispunìbili

dispunìbili (masculine and feminine plural dispunìbili)


faviatu

faviatu (masculine and feminine plural faviati)


scìpitu

scìpitu (feminine singular scìpita, masculine and feminine plural scìpiti)

scìpita (feminine singular)
scìpiti (feminine masculine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *exsipidus, from Latin insipidus (with a change in prefix). Compare Italian scipito.


mafiusu

mafiusu (feminine singular mafiusa, masculine and feminine plural mafiusi)

mafiusa (feminine singular)
mafiusi (feminine masculine plural)

From mafia + -usu (-ose, -ous). Cfr. Italian bravo for a semantic analogy. Ser also smurfiusu.

Pari tuttu mafiusu.

(by extension) Presumptuous, forward or impudent.


beḍḍu

beḍḍu (feminine singular beḍḍa, masculine and feminine plural beḍḍi)

beḍḍa (feminine singular)
beḍḍi (feminine masculine plural)
beddu (alternative)
bellu (alternative)
beḍu (alternative)
bieḍu (alternative)
bjeḍu (alternative)
bieḍḍu (alternative)
bjeḍḍu (alternative)
biḍḍu (alternative)
bìaḍḍu (alternative)
bedu (alternative)
biedu (alternative)
bjedu (alternative)
bieddu (alternative)
bjeddu (alternative)
biddu (alternative)
bìaddu (alternative)

From Latin bellus, a diminutive of bonus (“good”).

Sta casa è beḍḍa.

(of a person) good-looking; (of a man) handsome; (of a woman) beautiful


biḍḍicchiu

biḍḍicchiu (feminine singular biḍḍicchia, masculine and feminine plural biḍḍicchi)

biḍḍicchia (feminine singular)
biḍḍicchi (feminine masculine plural)
biddicchiu (alternative)

From beḍḍu (“beautiful”) + -icchiu (diminutive suffix). Compare Italian belloccio and bellino.


tulimaicu

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tulimaicu (feminine singular tulimaica, masculine and feminine plural tulimaici)

tulimaica (feminine singular)
tulimaici (feminine masculine plural)

[t̪ʊ.lɪˈmäɪ̯.kʊ̠]

Borrowed from Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Tulumeu + -icu. Compare Italian tolemaico, Spanish ptolemaico, Portuguese ptolomaico, French ptolémaïque.

der

(history, astronomy) Ptolemaic; pertaining to Ptolemy, the Ptolemies dynasty, or the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (305 BC – 30 BC).


bellu

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bellu (feminine singular bella, masculine and feminine plural belli)

bella (feminine singular)
belli (feminine masculine plural)
beḍḍu (alternative)

Non-retroflexed form of beḍḍu, from Latin bellus, a diminutive of bonus (“good”).

Stu manciari parissi bellu.


anticu

anticu (feminine singular antica, masculine and feminine plural antichi)

antica (feminine singular)
antichi (feminine masculine plural)
ânticu (alternative)
'nticu (alternative)
nticu (alternative)

Notu 'ntica.

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

Nu scritturi anticu.

U mpiru anticu.

Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the contemporary living human beings in a given society.


ntiniri

ntiniri (feminine singular ntinira, masculine and feminine plural ntiniri)

ntinira (feminine singular)
ntiniri (feminine masculine plural)


sdisinnatu

sdisinnatu (feminine singular sdisinnata, masculine and feminine plural sdisinnati)

sdisinnata (feminine singular)
sdisinnati (feminine masculine plural)


assinnatu

assinnatu (feminine singular assinnata, masculine and feminine plural assinnati)

assinnata (feminine singular)
assinnati (feminine masculine plural)


mmrignatu

mmrignatu (feminine singular mmrignata, masculine and feminine plural mmrignati)

mmrignata (feminine singular)
mmrignati (feminine masculine plural)


pirdutu

pirdutu (feminine singular pirduta, masculine and feminine plural pirduti)

pirduta (feminine singular)
pirduti (feminine masculine plural)


lamintatu

lamintatu (feminine singular lamintata, masculine and feminine plural lamintati)

lamintata (feminine singular)
lamintati (feminine masculine plural)
lamintiatu (alternative)


lamintiatu

lamintiatu (feminine singular lamintiata, masculine and feminine plural lamintiati)

lamintiata (feminine singular)
lamintiati (feminine masculine plural)


matutinu

matutinu (feminine singular matutina, masculine and feminine plural matutini)

matutina (feminine singular)
matutini (feminine masculine plural)

early, of or pertaining to the early morning


diciannuvèsimu

diciannuvèsimu (feminine singular diciannuvèsima, masculine and feminine plural diciannuvèsimi)

diciannuvèsima (feminine singular)
diciannuvèsimi (feminine masculine plural)
diciannovèsimu (alternative)


diciuttèsimu

diciuttèsimu (feminine singular diciuttèsima, masculine and feminine plural diciuttèsimi)

diciuttèsima (feminine singular)
diciuttèsimi (feminine masculine plural)
diciottèsimu (alternative)


diciassittèsimu

diciassittèsimu (feminine singular diciassittèsima, masculine and feminine plural diciassittèsimi)

diciassittèsima (feminine singular)
diciassittèsimi (feminine masculine plural)
diciassettèsimu (alternative)


sidicèsimu

sidicèsimu (feminine singular sidicèsima, masculine and feminine plural sidicèsimi)

sidicèsima (feminine singular)
sidicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


chinnicèsimu

chinnicèsimu (feminine singular chinnicèsima, masculine and feminine plural chinnicèsimi)

chinnicèsima (feminine singular)
chinnicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


diciassettèsimu

diciassettèsimu (feminine singular diciassettèsima, masculine and feminine plural diciassettèsimi)

diciassettèsima (feminine singular)
diciassettèsimi (feminine masculine plural)

alternative form of diciassittèsimu (“seventeenth”)


diciottèsimu

diciottèsimu (feminine singular diciottèsima, masculine and feminine plural diciottèsimi)

diciottèsima (feminine singular)
diciottèsimi (feminine masculine plural)

alternative form of diciuttèsimu (“eighteenth”)


diciannovèsimu

diciannovèsimu (feminine singular diciannovèsima, masculine and feminine plural diciannovèsimi)

diciannovèsima (feminine singular)
diciannovèsimi (feminine masculine plural)

alternative form of diciannuvèsimu (“nineteenth”)


quattordicèsimu

quattordicèsimu (feminine singular quattordicèsima, masculine and feminine plural quattordicèsimi)

quattordicèsima (feminine singular)
quattordicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


tridicèsimu

tridicèsimu (feminine singular tridicèsima, masculine and feminine plural tridicèsimi)

tridicèsima (feminine singular)
tridicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


dudicèsimu

dudicèsimu (feminine singular dudicèsima, masculine and feminine plural dudicèsimi)

dudicèsima (feminine singular)
dudicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


unnicèsimu

unnicèsimu (feminine singular unnicèsima, masculine and feminine plural unnicèsimi)

unnicèsima (feminine singular)
unnicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


dècimu

dècimu (feminine singular dècima, masculine and feminine plural dècimi)

dècima (feminine singular)
dècimi (feminine masculine plural)
dèciumu (alternative)


dèciumu

dèciumu (feminine singular dèciuma, masculine and feminine plural dèciumi)

dèciuma (feminine singular)
dèciumi (feminine masculine plural)


uttavu

uttavu (feminine singular uttava, masculine and feminine plural uttavi)

uttava (feminine singular)
uttavi (feminine masculine plural)
ottavu (alternative)


ottavu

ottavu (feminine singular ottava, masculine and feminine plural ottavi)

ottava (feminine singular)
ottavi (feminine masculine plural)


sèttimu

sèttimu (feminine singular sèttima, masculine and feminine plural sèttimi)

sèttima (feminine singular)
sèttimi (feminine masculine plural)
sèttumu (alternative)


sèttumu

sèttumu (feminine singular sèttuma, masculine and feminine plural sèttumi)

sèttuma (feminine singular)
sèttumi (feminine masculine plural)


quartu

quartu (feminine singular quarta, masculine and feminine plural quarti)

quarta (feminine singular)
quarti (feminine masculine plural)


terzu

terzu (feminine singular terza, masculine and feminine plural terzi)

terza (feminine singular)
terzi (feminine masculine plural)


secunnu

secunnu (feminine singular secunna, masculine and feminine plural secunni)

secunna (feminine singular)
secunni (feminine masculine plural)


vintèsimu

vintèsimu (feminine singular vintèsima, masculine and feminine plural vintèsimi)

vintèsima (feminine singular)
vintèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


trintèsimu

trintèsimu (feminine singular trintèsima, masculine and feminine plural trintèsimi)

trintèsima (feminine singular)
trintèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


quarantèsimu

quarantèsimu (feminine singular quarantèsima, masculine and feminine plural quarantèsimi)

quarantèsima (feminine singular)
quarantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


cinquantèsimu

cinquantèsimu (feminine singular cinquantèsima, masculine and feminine plural cinquantèsimi)

cinquantèsima (feminine singular)
cinquantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


sissantèsimu

sissantèsimu (feminine singular sissantèsima, masculine and feminine plural sissantèsimi)

sissantèsima (feminine singular)
sissantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


sittantèsimu

sittantèsimu (feminine singular sittantèsima, masculine and feminine plural sittantèsimi)

sittantèsima (feminine singular)
sittantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


uttantèsimu

uttantèsimu (feminine singular uttantèsima, masculine and feminine plural uttantèsimi)

uttantèsima (feminine singular)
uttantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)
ottantèsimu (alternative)


nuvantèsimu

nuvantèsimu (feminine singular nuvantèsima, masculine and feminine plural nuvantèsimi)

nuvantèsima (feminine singular)
nuvantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)
novantèsimu (alternative)


cintèsimu

cintèsimu (feminine singular cintèsima, masculine and feminine plural cintèsimi)

cintèsima (feminine singular)
cintèsimi (feminine masculine plural)
centèsimu (alternative)


millèsimu

millèsimu (feminine singular millèsima, masculine and feminine plural millèsimi)

millèsima (feminine singular)
millèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


centèsimu

centèsimu (feminine singular centèsima, masculine and feminine plural centèsimi)

centèsima (feminine singular)
centèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


novantèsimu

novantèsimu (feminine singular novantèsima, masculine and feminine plural novantèsimi)

novantèsima (feminine singular)
novantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


ottantèsimu

ottantèsimu (feminine singular ottantèsima, masculine and feminine plural ottantèsimi)

ottantèsima (feminine singular)
ottantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


àuru

àuru (feminine singular àura, masculine and feminine plural àuri)

àura (feminine singular)
àuri (feminine masculine plural)

(Eye dialect spelling) alternative form of àguru


stissu

stissu (feminine singular stissa, masculine and feminine plural stissi)

stissa (feminine singular)
stissi (feminine masculine plural)


internu

internu (feminine singular interna, masculine and feminine plural interni)

interna (feminine singular)
interni (feminine masculine plural)
nternu (alternative)


nternu

nternu (feminine singular nterna, masculine and feminine plural nterni)

nterna (feminine singular)
nterni (feminine masculine plural)


màguru

màguru (feminine singular màgura, masculine and feminine plural màguri)

màgura (feminine singular)
màguri (feminine masculine plural)
màvuru (alternative)
màuru (alternative)
màjiru (alternative)
mavuru (alternative)
mauru (alternative)
mairu (alternative)

→ Italian: Magro

→? Italian: Mauro, Di Mauro

From Latin macrum, accusative of macer. Compare Italian magro and Sicilian nìguru.

Chondrus crispus
Chondrus crispus#Translingual

Calliblepharis jubata
Calliblepharis jubata

Grateloupia filicina
Grateloupia filicina

Gigartina acicularis
Gigartina acicularis

(Food) Typical dish of eastern Sicily (Acireale and Catania mainly), consisting of a salad of edible red algae, seasoned with lemon and salt, belonging to the species Chondrus crispus, Calliblepharis jubata, Grateloupia filicina, Gigartina acicularis


caḍḍusu

caḍḍusu (feminine singular caḍḍusa, masculine and feminine plural caḍḍusi)

caḍḍusa (feminine singular)
caḍḍusi (feminine masculine plural)
caddusu (alternative)
caḍḍosu (alternative)
callusu (alternative)

From Latin callōsus (“solid, tough, hard, thick”), from callus (“hardened skin”). By surface analysis, caḍḍu + -usu.

inh

Sta pasta 'i casa beḍḍa caḍḍusa è.

(food) Of food that has a hard and tender consistency at the same time, almost cartilaginous; doughy


àjiru

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àjiru (feminine singular àjira, masculine and feminine plural àjiri)

àjira (feminine singular)
àjiri (feminine masculine plural)
àguru (alternative)
àvuru (alternative)
àuru (alternative)
àiru (alternative)
jàuru (alternative)
jàjiru (alternative)

(Unstressed ⟨u⟩ tends to /ɪ/)) alternative form of àguru


àguru

àguru (feminine singular àgura, masculine and feminine plural àguri)

àgura (feminine singular)
àguri (feminine masculine plural)
jàguru (alternative)
jàvuru (alternative)
jàuru (alternative)
jàjiru (alternative)
àvuru (alternative)
àuru (alternative)
àjiru (alternative)
avuru (alternative)
auru (alternative)
airu (alternative)
jauru (alternative)
jairu (alternative)

From Vulgar Latin *ag(u)rum, ācrus, from Latin ācer, from Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós (“sharp”). Compare ciàguru, nìguru, màguru.


loccu

loccu (feminine singular locca, masculine and feminine plural locci)

locca (feminine singular)
locci (feminine masculine plural)

Possibly of Arabic origin. See Spanish loco, Portuguese louco for more.


cchjù

From Latin plus. Compare Neapolitan cchiù, Italian più.

chiù (alternative)
cchiù (alternative)
cchiui (alternative)
cchiuni (alternative)


buscimisi

buscimisi (feminine singular buscimisa, masculine and feminine plural buscimisi)

buscimisa (feminine singular)
buscimisi (feminine masculine plural)

From Buscema (“Buscemi”) + -isi (demonymic suffix), ultimately from Latin Buxemēnsis.

affix

I buscimisi su' ditti "cucchi" dî pajisi vicini.

Buscemese people are named "the owls" by the nearby towns.

A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of, Buscemi, Sicily, Italy.


buscimisa

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buscimisa (feminine singular buscimisa, masculine and feminine plural buscimisi)


siccarizzu

siccarizzu (feminine singular siccarizza, masculine and feminine plural siccarizzi)

siccarizza (feminine singular)
siccarizzi (feminine masculine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *siccāricius. Compare Italian secchereccio. By surface analysis, siccu (“dry”) + -arizzu.


siccu

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siccu (feminine singular sicca, masculine and feminine plural sicchi)

sicca (feminine singular)
sicchi (feminine masculine plural)

From Latin siccus. Compare Italian secco.


sagramentali

sagramentali (feminine singular sagramentali, masculine and feminine plural sagramentali)

sagramentali (feminine singular)
sagramentali (feminine masculine plural)
sagramintali (alternative)
sacramintali (alternative)

→ Maltese: sagramentali

From Ecclesiastical Latin sacrāmentālis. Compare Italian sacramentale. By surface analysis, sagramentu (“sacrament”) + -ali.

surf

relational adjective of sagramentu (“sacrament”): sacramental


sagru

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sagru (feminine singular sagra, masculine and feminine plural sagri)

sagra (feminine singular)
sagri (feminine masculine plural)
sacru (alternative)

→ Maltese: sagru

Inherited from Latin sacer, sacrum. Compare Italian sacro.


arcunu

arcunu (feminine singular arcuna, masculine and feminine plural arcuni)

arcuna (feminine singular)
arcuni (feminine masculine plural)
accunu (alternative)
alcunu (alternative)
alicunu (alternative)
ancunu (alternative)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *alicūnus, from aliquī + ūnus.


spirlavatu

spirlavatu (feminine singular spirlavata, masculine and feminine plural spirlavati)

spirlavata (feminine singular)
spirlavati (feminine masculine plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *experlavātus. By surface analysis, s- + pir- + lavatu.


ùmili

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ùmili (feminine singular ùmili, masculine and feminine plural ùmili)

ùmili (feminine singular)
ùmili (feminine masculine plural)

Borrowed from Latin humilis. Compare Italian umile.


puntutu

puntutu (feminine singular puntuta, masculine and feminine plural puntuti)

puntuta (feminine singular)
puntuti (feminine masculine plural)

By surface analysis, punta + -utu. Compare Italian puntuto, French pointu, Portuguese pontudo.


drittu

drittu (feminine singular dritta, masculine and feminine plural dritti)

dritta (feminine singular)
dritti (feminine masculine plural)
rittu (alternative pronunciation-spelling)
grittu (alternative)

→ Maltese: dritt

From Latin *drēctus, syncopated form of *derēctus, alteration of dīrēctus. Compare Catalan dret, Italian dritto.

Pi jiri ḍḍà banna hâ pigghiari ssu drittufilu.

To go that way you have to take that straightline.

obverse (side of a coin, medal or badge)


sagrosantu

sagrosantu (feminine singular sagrosanta, masculine and feminine plural sagrosanti)

sagrosanta (feminine singular)
sagrosanti (feminine masculine plural)
sagrusantu (alternative)
sacrusantu (alternative)

→ Maltese: sagrosant

From Latin sacrōsanctus. Compare Italian sacrosanto. By surface analysis, sagru + santu.


sagrusantu

sagrusantu (feminine singular sagrusanta, masculine and feminine plural sagrusanti)

sagrusanta (feminine singular)
sagrusanti (feminine masculine plural)

alternative form of sagrosantu (“sacrosanct”)


sagramintali

sagramintali (feminine singular sagramintali, masculine and feminine plural sagramintali)

sagramintali (feminine singular)
sagramintali (feminine masculine plural)

alternative form of sagramentali (“sacramental”)


a cippuni

From a + the singular of cippuna m pl, an augmentative of cippi m pl (“shackles”), whence also Maltese ċeppuna (“pen, fold”).

Megghiu pedi a vuluni chi pedi a cippuni.

It's better to be on the run than in captivity.

better quick feet than feet in shackles.


a la cundannè

Borrowed from French à la condamné (literally “like a condemned person”).


campanaru

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campanaru (feminine singular campanara, masculine and feminine plural campanari)

campanara (feminine singular)
campanari (feminine masculine plural)

From campana (“bell”) + -aru. Compare Spanish campanario, Greek καμπαναριό (kampanarió, “bell tower”) and Italian campanaro, Spanish campanero (“bell ringer”).

cog

bestia campanara

crastu campanaru

leading (animal) wearing a bell on its neck


sicuru

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sicuru (feminine singular sicura, masculine and feminine plural sicuri)

sicura (feminine singular)
sicuri (feminine masculine plural)


cugliutu

cugliutu (feminine singular cugliuta, masculine and feminine plural cugliuti)

cugliuta (feminine singular)
cugliuti (feminine masculine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *cōleūtus. Compare Sardinian cozudu, Spanish cojudo.

la carni di lu beccu crastatu, rotulu unu: dinari XX. la carni di l'agnellu, rotulu unu: dinari XX. la carni di lu beccu cuglutu, rotulu unu […]

1380, Documenti palermitani, section 4, page 242, line 12:

the meat of the castrated goat, one rottol: dinars XX. the meat of the lamb, one rottol: dinars XX. the meat of the uncastrated goat, one rottol […]


nutrichìvili

From nutricari + -èvuli. Compare Italian nutrichevole.

[…] et in pirzo sunu ali corpi di li cavalli plui nutrikivili e plui saciabili.

a. 1368, De Cruyllis–Spatafora, “Di la guardia e di la doctrina di lu cavallu”, in Libru di la Mascalchia […], translation of De Medicina equorum by Giordano Ruffo, pages 11r–11v:

[…] and for this reason they are to the horses' bodies more nutritious and satiating.


murfusu

murfusu (feminine singular murfusa, masculine and feminine plural murfusi)

murfusa (feminine singular)
murfusi (feminine masculine plural)

From morfu + -usu. Compare Italian moccioso.


chiattu

chiattu (feminine singular chiatta, masculine and feminine plural chiatti)

chiatta (feminine singular)
chiatti (feminine masculine plural)

→ Maltese: ċatt

From Vulgar Latin *plattus (“flat”). Compare Neapolitan chiatto and Italian piatto. Doublet of piattu (“plate”).

chiattu e tunnu


maggiuri

maggiuri (feminine singular maggiuri, masculine and feminine plural maggiuri)

maggiuri (feminine singular)
maggiuri (feminine masculine plural)
majuri (alternative)
ματζούρη (alternative)

From Latin maior. Compare Italian maggiore.

βούη τζυράτι […] δι πρήνδιρη ἀ κήστου μησὲρ Τάλη κη βη στάη λάτου πηρ βόστρου λητζήτιμου μαρίτου […] δι νό λου καντζάρι πὴρ ματζούρη σόου νἧν πὴρ πιγ[ι]ουρη σόου?

1259–1266, Wedding vow in the codex Hunter 475:

Do you swear […] to take this sir Placeholder that stands besides you as your legitimate husband […] and to not replace him for [someone] better than him nor for [someone] worse than him?

vui tzurati […] di prindiri a kistu miser Tali ki vi stai latu pir vostru litzitimu maritu […] di no lu kantzari pir matzuri sou nin pir pig[i]uri sou?


litraru

litraru (feminine singular litrara, masculine and feminine plural litrari)

litrara (feminine singular)
litrari (feminine masculine plural)

→ Albanian: litrar — Calabria

Possibly from litra (“unit of measure for oil, litre”).

(central Calabria, often nominalized) lazy, idler, good-for-nothing


lurdu

lurdu (feminine singular lurda, masculine and feminine plural lurdi)

lurda (feminine singular)
lurdi (feminine masculine plural)
luddu (alternative)
loddu (alternative)

From Latin lūridus. Compare Italian lordo. Doublet of lordu.

Si' nu pezzu di cosa lurdu e ngrasciatu.


rijitanu

rijitanu (feminine singular rijitana, masculine and feminine plural rijitani)

rijitana (feminine singular)
rijitani (feminine masculine plural)
riggitanu (alternative)
rejitanu (alternative)
reitanu (alternative)
riitanu (alternative)

By surface analysis, Riju + -itanu; from Late Latin rhēgītanus (attested in the 5th-century De haeresi et historia Eutychiana), from Rhēgium + -ītānus, ultimately from Latin Rhegium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion).


caudu

caudu (feminine singular cauda, masculine and feminine plural caudi)

cauda (feminine singular)
caudi (feminine masculine plural)
càvudu (alternative)
cauru (alternative)
càvuru (alternative)
callu (alternative)

Through an early syncopic *caldu, ultimately from Latin cal(i)dus.

Vidi ca l'acqua addivintau cauda.

Nun ti manciari i pipi ca su' caudi.

Do not eat sweet peppers they are “hot“.

said of food that is difficult to digest


nìguru

nìguru (feminine singular nìgura, masculine and feminine plural nìguri)

nìgura (feminine singular)
nìguri (feminine masculine plural)
nìvuru (alternative)
nìuru (alternative)
nìjiru (alternative)
nivuru (alternative)
niuru (alternative)
niiru (alternative)

desc

→ Italian: Nigro, Lo Nigro, Negro, Lo Niro, Loniro, Lo Nero, Lonero, De Niro, Deniro

From the epenthesis of Latin nigrum, accusative of niger. Compare Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish negro. Cfr. àguru and màguru for the morphology.

Affacciai â casa di Vastiana a nìgura.

I have been at Mrs. Vastiana the black's house.

Antura mi nni jìi nne Turi u nìguru.

(colloquial, Sicilian nciuria) black; (dark-skinned person)

(colloquial, offensive by context) black; (dark-skinned person)


zagurdu

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zagurdu (feminine singular zagurda, masculine and feminine plural zagurdi)

zagurda (feminine singular)
zagurdi (feminine masculine plural)
zavurdu (alternative)
zaurdu (alternative)
zauddu (alternative)
zauddo (alternative)
zagordu (alternative)
zavordu (alternative)

Uncertain. Possibly derived from/cognated with a Old Occitan/Celtiberian stratum. Compare Latin gurdus (“dolt, numbskull, blockhead, dullard”), Norman gourd (“numb maladroit”) for the -gurdu part; and Spanish zahúrda (“pigsty”). Cfr., for a similar morphology, Italian balordo, Spanish palurdo, or Italian manigoldo/mundualdo.

cog

(colloquial, derogatory) uncouth, ignorant, unsophisticated, tasteless, illiterate, clumsy, country bumpkin


toscu

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toscu (feminine singular tosca, masculine and feminine plural toschi)

tosca (feminine singular)
toschi (feminine masculine plural)
tostu (alternative)

Possibly Borrowed from Spanish tosco, ultimately from Vulgar Latin tuscus (literally “Etruscan, Tuscan”). Possibly conflated with tostu (otherwise this latter is a doublet). Cf. for more costa~cosca, jittari~jiccari, taḍḍarita~taḍḍarica.

inh

Ḍḍu picciriḍḍu è propia toscu.


elèttricu

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elèttricu (feminine singular elèttrica, masculine and feminine plural elèttrici)

elèttrica (feminine singular)
elèttrici (feminine masculine plural)

[ɛˈlɛʈːɽɪku]

[ɛˈlɛʈːʂɪku]

From Italian elettrico, from Latin ēlectricus, ēlectrum.


ntamatu

ntamatu (feminine singular ntamata, masculine and feminine plural ntamati)

ntamata (feminine singular)
ntamati (feminine masculine plural)


mammurianu

mammurianu (feminine singular mammuriana, masculine and feminine plural mammuriani)

mammuriana (feminine singular)
mammuriani (feminine masculine plural)
mammorianu (alternative)

→ Italian: mammoriano (regional)

Univerbation of m'hâ mòr(iri) + -ianu (“-ian”), clipping of m'hâ mòriri me ma' (“may my mother eventually die”).

(slang, slight derogatory) uncouth, ignorant, unsophisticated person


abbianchiatu

abbianchiatu (feminine singular abbianchiata, masculine and feminine plural abbianchiati)

abbianchiata (feminine singular)
abbianchiati (feminine masculine plural)


abbianchiati

masculine/feminine plural of abbianchiatu


sarbaggiu

sarbaggiu (feminine singular sarbaggia, masculine and feminine plural sarbaggi)

sarbaggia (feminine singular)
sarbaggi (feminine masculine plural)
sarbagghiu (alternative dialectal)

→ Italian: Salvaggio

Borrowed from Old French salvage, from Vulgar Latin salvāticus, ultimately from Latin silvāticus, from By surface analysis, silva (forest) + -aticus. Compare French sauvage, Romanian sălbatic, Italian selvaggio/selvatico.

surf

(generally) wild, untamed, free; belonging to nobody.

(by extension, quasi-derogatory) antisocial


moḍḍu

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moḍḍu (feminine singular moḍḍa, masculine and feminine plural moḍḍi)

moḍḍa (feminine singular)
moḍḍi (feminine masculine plural)
moddu (alternative)
moḍu (alternative)
muoḍu (alternative)
muoḍḍu (alternative)
muḍḍu (alternative)
mùaḍḍu (alternative)
modu (alternative)
muodu (alternative)
muoddu (alternative)
muddu (alternative)
mùaddu (alternative)

If not though Vulgar Latin *mollus, ultimately from Latin mollis. Compare Neapolitan muollo.


piḍḍigrinu

[pɪ.ɖɖɪˈɾi.nʊ]

From the dissimilation of Latin peregrīnus. Cognate to Italian pellegrino, English peregrine (“wandering”) and pilgrim.

(by extension, slightly derogatory) mean, stingy, miserly, tight-fisted