abbrazzari

abbrazzari (infinitive)
abbrazzannu (gerund)
abbrazzatu (participle past)
abbrazzu (first-person indicative present singular)
abbrazzi (indicative present second-person singular)
abbrazza (indicative present singular third-person)
abbrazzamu (first-person indicative plural present)
abbrazzati (indicative plural present second-person)
abbràzzanu (indicative plural present third-person)
abbràzzunu (indicative plural present third-person)
abbrazzava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
abbrazzavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
abbrazzavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
abbrazzava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
abbrazzàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
abbrazzàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
abbrazzàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
abbrazzàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
abbrazzai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
abbrazzasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
abbrazzau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
abbrazzò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
abbrazzammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
abbrazzamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
abbrazzàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
abbrazzàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
abbrazzaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
abbrazzirò (first-person future indicative singular)
abbrazzirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
abbrazzirai (future indicative second-person singular)
abbrazzirà (future indicative singular third-person)
abbrazziremu (first-person future indicative plural)
abbrazzireti (future indicative plural second-person)
abbrazziriti (future indicative plural second-person)
abbrazzirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
abbrazzirìa (first-person indicative singular)
abbrazzirissi (indicative second-person singular)
abbrazzirìa (indicative singular third-person)
abbrazzirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
abbrazzirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
abbrazzirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
abbrazzu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
abbrazzi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
abbrazza (present singular subjunctive third-person)
abbrazzamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
abbrazzati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
abbràzzanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
abbràzzunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
abbrazzassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
abbrazzassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
abbrazzassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
abbrazzàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
abbrazzàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
abbrazzàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
abbrazza (imperative second-person singular)
abbrazzassi (imperative singular third-person)
abbrazzamu (first-person imperative plural)
abbrazzati (imperative plural second-person)

a- + brazzu + -ari, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *adbracchiāre, from Latin ad- + bracchium + -o. Compare Italian abbracciare.


buffu

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

buffa (feminine singular)
buffi (feminine masculine plural)


-itati

From Latin -itātem. Reduced to -ità in modern Sicilian via apocope. Compare Sicilian -ituti. Compare cìvita for a different output.

veru (“true”) + -itati → viritati (“truth”)

caru (“dear”) + -itati → caritati (“compassion, charity”)

castu (“chaste”) + -itati → castitati (“chastity”)

vastu (“vast”) + -itati → vastitati (“vastness”)

viluci (“quick”) + -itati → vilucitati (“velocity”)

used to form abstract nouns that correspond to English words ending in -ity or -ness


triaca

From Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “antidote”) feminine form of θηριακός (thēriakós, “concerning venomous beasts”), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”).

der

(historical, pharmacology) theriac, a supposed universal antidote against poison, especially snake venom; specifically, one such developed in the 1st century as an improvement on mithridate.

(typically Sicilian) A pasta dish made with fresh beans and served almost as a soup


mussu

Sicilian: Mussu

→ Italian: Musso

From the gemination of Latin mūsus (cf. muccu). Compare also Italian muso, Spanish muso.


nèsciri

nèsciri (infinitive)
niscennu (gerund)
niscutu (participle past)
niscu (first-person indicative present singular)
nisci (indicative present second-person singular)
nisci (indicative present singular third-person)
niscemu (first-person indicative plural present)
nisciti (indicative plural present second-person)
nèscinu (indicative plural present third-person)
nèscunu (indicative plural present third-person)
niscìa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
niscivi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
niscìa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
niscìamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
niscìavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
niscìanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
niscivi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
niscìi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
niscisti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
niscìu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
niscemmu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
niscìstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
nisceru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
niscirìa (first-person indicative singular)
niscirissi (indicative second-person singular)
niscirìa (indicative singular third-person)
niscirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
niscirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
niscirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
niscu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
nisci (present second-person singular subjunctive)
nisci (present singular subjunctive third-person)
niscemu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
nisciti (plural present second-person subjunctive)
nèscinu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
nèscunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
niscissi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
niscissi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
niscissi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
niscìssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
niscìssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
niscìssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
nisci (imperative second-person singular)
niscissi (imperative singular third-person)
niscemu (first-person imperative plural)
nisciti (imperative plural second-person)
sciri (alternative)

[ˈnɛʃ.ʃɪ.ɾɪ]

From Vulgar Latin *inexire, from Latin in + exīre, from present active infinitive of exeō.


cumpà

→ English: goombah


scìnniri

scinniri (infinitive)
scinnennu (gerund)
scinnutu (participle past)
scinnu (first-person indicative present singular)
scinni (indicative present second-person singular)
scinni (indicative present singular third-person)
scinnemu (first-person indicative plural present)
scinniti (indicative plural present second-person)
scìnninu (indicative plural present third-person)
scìnnunu (indicative plural present third-person)
scinnìa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
scinnivi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
scinnìa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
scinnìamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
scinnìavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
scinnìanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
scinnivi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
scinnìi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
scinnisti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
scinnìu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
scinnemmu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
scinnìstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
scinneru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
scinnirìa (first-person indicative singular)
scinnirissi (indicative second-person singular)
scinnirìa (indicative singular third-person)
scinnirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
scinnirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
scinnirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
scinnu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
scinni (present second-person singular subjunctive)
scinni (present singular subjunctive third-person)
scinnemu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
scinniti (plural present second-person subjunctive)
scìnninu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
scìnnunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
scinnissi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
scinnissi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
scinnissi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
scinnìssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
scinnìssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
scinnìssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
scinni (imperative second-person singular)
scinnissi (imperative singular third-person)
scinnemu (first-person imperative plural)
scinniti (imperative plural second-person)

From Latin dēscendere. Compare Italian scendere.

(intransitive) to get off, to go down, to descend

(transitive) to take or bring something downwards; to lower


dromu

From Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “street”).


jiritu

jirita (plural)
jiditu (alternative)
jitu (alternative)
iditu (alternative)
itu (alternative)


ugna

From Vulgar Latin *ungla, from Latin ungula (“nail”) or maybe from Spanish uña (“nail”).


scidda

From Late Latin ascella or Vulgar Latin *axella, from Latin axilla (“armpit”).


cascia

casci (plural)
caxa (alternative)
cassa (alternative)

Possibly borrowed from Old Catalan caixa (“box”), from earlier Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa. Cognate with English cash.


tabbutu

→ Italian: tabbuto (regional)


jamma

jammi (plural)
gamma (alternative)
iamma (alternative)


ghianca

Alternative form of chianca (sonorized variant)


jencu

→ English: Genco

→ Italian: Genco

From Latin juvencus, iuvencus (“bullock”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós, from *h₂yuh₁en- (“young”). Compare Aromanian giuncu, Romanian junc, Italian giovenco, Spanish and Portuguese juvenco, Galician xuvenco.

calf (young cow or bull); bullock or heifer


puttusu

puttusa (plural)
purtusu (alternative)
pittusu (alternative)
pirtusu (alternative)


ciacca

ciacchi (plural)
çiacca (alternative)
çacca (alternative)
hiacca (alternative)
xhiacca (alternative)
xhacca (alternative)
xiacca (alternative)
xacca (alternative)
hjacca (alternative)
xhjacca (alternative)
xjacca (alternative)


rossu

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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)


nzunnari

nzunnari (infinitive)
nzunnannu (gerund)
nzunnatu (participle past)
nzunnu (first-person indicative present singular)
nzunni (indicative present second-person singular)
nzunna (indicative present singular third-person)
nzunnamu (first-person indicative plural present)
nzunnati (indicative plural present second-person)
sonnanu (indicative plural present third-person)
sonnunu (indicative plural present third-person)
nzunnava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
nzunnavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
nzunnavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
nzunnava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
nzunnàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
nzunnàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
nzunnàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
nzunnàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
nzunnai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
nzunnasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
nzunnau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
nzunnò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
nzunnammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
nzunnamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
nzunnàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
nzunnàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
nzunnaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
nzunnirò (first-person future indicative singular)
nzunnirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
nzunnirai (future indicative second-person singular)
nzunnirà (future indicative singular third-person)
nzunniremu (first-person future indicative plural)
nzunnireti (future indicative plural second-person)
nzunniriti (future indicative plural second-person)
nzunnirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
nzunnirìa (first-person indicative singular)
nzunnirissi (indicative second-person singular)
nzunnirìa (indicative singular third-person)
nzunnirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
nzunnirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
nzunnirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
nzunnu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
nzunni (present second-person singular subjunctive)
nzunna (present singular subjunctive third-person)
nzunnamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
nzunnati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sonnanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sonnunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
nzunnassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
nzunnassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
nzunnassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
nzunnàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
nzunnàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
nzunnàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
nzunna (imperative second-person singular)
nzunnassi (imperative singular third-person)
nzunnamu (first-person imperative plural)
nzunnati (imperative plural second-person)
sunnari (alternative)

Denominal verb derived from in + sunnari, from sonnu, from Latin somnus. Compare Italian sognare.


ciareddu

ciareddi (plural)
ciavreddu (alternative)
ciarveddu (alternative)
ciaraveddu (alternative)
ciarvieddu (alternative)
ciavareddu (alternative)

/t͡ʃaˈɾɛɖɖu/

Borrowed from Old French chevrel (modern chevreau (“kid”)).


ciauru

Alternative form of ciàguru (eye dialect)


fetu

From Latin fetor (“stink”). Compare Italian fetore.


satari

satari (infinitive)
satannu (gerund)
satatu (participle past)
satu (first-person indicative present singular)
sati (indicative present second-person singular)
sata (indicative present singular third-person)
satamu (first-person indicative plural present)
satati (indicative plural present second-person)
sàtanu (indicative plural present third-person)
sàtunu (indicative plural present third-person)
satava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
satavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
satavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
satava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
satàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
satàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
satàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
satàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
satai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
satasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
satau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
satò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
satammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
satamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
satàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
satàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sataru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
satirò (first-person future indicative singular)
satirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
satirai (future indicative second-person singular)
satirà (future indicative singular third-person)
satiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
satireti (future indicative plural second-person)
satiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
satirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
satirìa (first-person indicative singular)
satirissi (indicative second-person singular)
satirìa (indicative singular third-person)
satirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
satirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
satirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
satu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sati (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sata (present singular subjunctive third-person)
satamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
satati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sàtanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sàtunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
satassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
satassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
satassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
satàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
satàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
satàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sata (imperative second-person singular)
satassi (imperative singular third-person)
satamu (first-person imperative plural)
satati (imperative plural second-person)
sautari (alternative)


vogghia

From Latin volō, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *volia, or from vogghiu, first person singular present of vuliri. Compare Italian voglia.


agnuni

→ Italian: Agnone Bagni

From Old Sicilian anguni, possibly from Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn, “elbow”), or from the Latin prefix in + Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner angle”). Alternatively, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *angulōnem, from Latin angulus (through hypothetical older Sicilian forms *anguluni > *anghiuni); compare Sardinian ungrone, angrone.


duluri

dulura (plural)
ruluri (alternative)
diluri (alternative)
riluri (alternative)


mpiccicusu

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

mpiccicusa (feminine singular)
mpiccicusi (feminine masculine plural)


pitagghiu

[pɪˈt̪a̠ɟːʊ]


dumìnica

dumìnichi (plural)
duminicadìa (alternative)

Inherited from Late Latin [diēs] Dominica (literally “day of the Lord”).

inh+

days of the week: jorna dâ simana: luni~lunidìa · marti~martidìa · mèrcuri~mercuridìa · jovi~jovidìa · vènniri~venniridìa · sàbbatu~sabbatudìa · dumìnica~duminicadìa [edit]


pulizzìa

pulizzìi (plural)
polizzìa (alternative)
polizzia (alternative)
pulizzia (alternative)

From Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”).


rèttili

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

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


ghiancheri

ghiancheri (plural)
chiancheri (alternative)
chianchieri (alternative)

[ɟːjãŋˈkɛɾɪ]

[ɡːjãŋˈkɛɾɪ]

From ghianca (“butchershop”) + -eri (“-er”).


sbinnari

sbinnari (infinitive)
sbinnannu (gerund)
sbinnatu (participle past)
sbinnu (first-person indicative present singular)
sbinni (indicative present second-person singular)
sbinna (indicative present singular third-person)
sbinnamu (first-person indicative plural present)
sbinnati (indicative plural present second-person)
sbinnanu (indicative plural present third-person)
sbinnunu (indicative plural present third-person)
sbinnava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sbinnavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sbinnavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sbinnava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sbinnàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sbinnàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sbinnàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sbinnàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sbinnai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sbinnasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sbinnau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sbinnò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sbinnammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sbinnamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sbinnàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
sbinnàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sbinnaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sbinnirò (first-person future indicative singular)
sbinnirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
sbinnirai (future indicative second-person singular)
sbinnirà (future indicative singular third-person)
sbinniremu (first-person future indicative plural)
sbinnireti (future indicative plural second-person)
sbinniriti (future indicative plural second-person)
sbinnirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
sbinnirìa (first-person indicative singular)
sbinnirissi (indicative second-person singular)
sbinnirìa (indicative singular third-person)
sbinnirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
sbinnirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
sbinnirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
sbinnu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sbinni (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sbinna (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sbinnamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sbinnati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sbinnanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sbinnunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sbinnassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sbinnassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sbinnassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sbinnàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sbinnàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sbinnàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sbinna (imperative second-person singular)
sbinnassi (imperative singular third-person)
sbinnamu (first-person imperative plural)
sbinnati (imperative plural second-person)
sminnari (alternative)


peddiri

perdiri (alternative)
pirdiri (alternative)


passari

From Vulgar Latin *passāre, derived from Latin passus (“step”, noun).


sbintari

→ Italian: sbentare (regional)

[ʒbɨn.ˈt̪äː.ɾɪ]

From Vulgar Latin *exventāre, a verb based on Latin ventus (“wind”). Compare Italian sventare.

svintari (alternative)
sbentare (alternative)

(by extension) to fantasize, to have a silly mind


cianciuta

cianciuti (plural)
chianciuta (alternative)

[t͡ʃãn̠ʲˈt͡ʃuːt̪a]

[t͡ʃãn̠ʲˈd͡ʒuːt̪a]

Feminine past participle of ciànciri (“to cry”).


crastuni

garden snail, (Cornu aspersum, now Cantareus aspersus or, possibly, Cryptomphalus aspersus)


stuppateddu

stuppateddi (plural)
attuppateddu (alternative)
'ntuppateddu (alternative)


lignu

From Latin līgnum. Compare Italian legno.


sapiri

sapiri (infinitive)
sapennu (gerund)
saputu (participle past)
sacciu (first-person indicative present singular)
sai (indicative present second-person singular)
sapi (indicative present singular third-person)
sapemu (first-person indicative plural present)
sapiti (indicative plural present second-person)
sannu (indicative plural present third-person)
sapìa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sapivi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sapìa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sapìamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sapìavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sapìanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sappi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sapisti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sèppiru (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sapemmu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sapìstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
saperu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sapissi (first-person indicative singular)
sapissi (indicative second-person singular)
sapissi (indicative singular third-person)
sapìssimu (first-person indicative plural)
sapìssivu (indicative plural second-person)
sapìssiru (indicative plural third-person)
sappia (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sappia (present second-person singular subjunctive)
saja (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sapemu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sapiti (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sàppianu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sapissi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sapissi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sapissi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sapìssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sapìssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sapìssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sa' (imperative second-person singular)
sapissi (imperative singular third-person)
sapemu (first-person imperative plural)
sapiti (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere (“taste, know”).


sacciu

From Vulgar Latin *sapeō. The phonological shift from the Latin -VpjV- to -Vtt͡ʃV- are usually outputs from an Old French or Norman stratum. Compare accia, facci, siccia. Compare Italian so (“I know”) for a different development.

I know; first-person singular simple present indicative of sapiri


sapemu

We know; first-person plural simple present indicative of sapiri


dumannari

dimannari (alternative)
addumannari (alternative)
addimannari (alternative)


spiari

From spia, possibly from Spanish espía (cf. also Italian spia), ultimately of Germanic origin. Compare Italian spiare, Spanish espiar.


moffa

moffi (plural)
mmoffa (alternative)
boffa (alternative)


tumpuluni

tumpuluni (plural)
tuppuluni (alternative)

From Ancient Greek τύπτω (túptō), with the Sicilian suffix -uni.


tumpulata

tumpulati (plural)
tuppulata (alternative)

From Ancient Greek τύπτω (túptō, “hit”), influenced by Spanish bofetada (“slap”).


jancu

janchi (plural)
biancu (alternative)
brancu (alternative)

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


jancu

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

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


cuperta

From cupriri (“to cover”). Compare Italian coperta (“blanket”).


cuttuni spusu

mcuttuna spusi class uttuni spusu (canonical)


ruppu

(Apheretic g) Alternative form of gruppu


siccia

Inherited from Latin sēpia. The phonological shift from the Latin -VpjV- to -Vtt͡ʃV- are usually outputs from an Old French or Norman stratum. Compare French seiche and Neapolitan seccia for a palatalized output among other Romance languages, and Italian seppia for a non-palatilized one. Cfr., for more, accia, facci, sacciu.

Mi manciai a pasta cû nìguru di siccia.

I ate pasta with cuttlefish's black [ink].


faciola

From Latin phaseolus, probably from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos).


ciriveddu

cirivedda (plural)
cirveddu (alternative)
cirbeddu (alternative)

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


ciriveddu

ciriveddu (masculine and feminine plural ciriveddi)

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


màchina fotugràfica

màchina fotugràfica f (plural màchini fotugràfichi)


sanguniari

sanguniari (infinitive)
sanguniannu (gerund)
sanguniatu (participle past)
sanguniu (first-person indicative present singular)
sangunii (indicative present second-person singular)
sangunia (indicative present singular third-person)
sanguniamu (first-person indicative plural present)
sanguniati (indicative plural present second-person)
sanguniava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sanguniavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sanguniavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sanguniava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sanguniàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sanguniàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sanguniàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sanguniàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sanguniai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sanguniasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sanguniau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sanguniò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sanguniammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sanguniamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sanguniàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
sanguniàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sanguniaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sanguniirò (first-person future indicative singular)
sanguniirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
sanguniirai (future indicative second-person singular)
sanguniirà (future indicative singular third-person)
sanguniiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
sanguniireti (future indicative plural second-person)
sanguniiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
sanguniirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
sanguniirìa (first-person indicative singular)
sanguniirissi (indicative second-person singular)
sanguniirìa (indicative singular third-person)
sanguniirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
sanguniirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
sanguniirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
sanguniu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sangunii (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sangunia (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sanguniamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sanguniati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sanguniassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sanguniassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sanguniassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sanguniàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sanguniàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sanguniàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sangunia (imperative second-person singular)
sanguniassi (imperative singular third-person)
sanguniamu (first-person imperative plural)
sanguniati (imperative plural second-person)
sanguinari (alternative)
sanguinare (alternative)


ghioviri

[ˈɟːɔ(v)ɨɾɪ]

[ˈɡɡjɔ(v)ɪɾɪ]

From Vulgar Latin *plovere, from Classical Latin pluere.

chioviri (alternative)
chiòviri (alternative)
ciòviri (alternative)
chiuppiri (alternative)


ghioviri

[ˈɟːɔ(v)ɨɾɪ]

[ˈɡɡjɔ(v)ɪɾɪ]


jimmu

From Latin gimbus, from an earlier Latin gibbus (“hump”).


disiu

From Early Medieval Latin dēsideus, from Latin dēsidia (“sloth, debauchery”).


carabbineri

From Italian carabiniere (“carabineer”).


agugghia

agugghi (plural)
avugghia (alternative)
'gugghia (alternative)
'vugghia (alternative)
augghia (alternative)
vugghia (alternative)
ugghia (alternative)

From Old Occitan agulha, from Late Latin acūcula, diminutive of Latin acus (“needle”). Compare French and English aiguille, Italian aguglia.

pirtusu/funnu di l'agugghia

Belone belone
Belone belone#Translingual

(ichthyology)
broadnosed pipefish (Syngnathus typhle)


sonnu

sonna (plural)
sònnura (plural)
suonnu (alternative)
suennu (alternative)
sunnu (alternative)

From Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Compare Portuguese sono, Italian sonno (“sleep”) and Spanish sueño (“sleep”).

Àju assai sonnu.


sonnu

From Vulgar Latin *somnum, from Latin somnium (“dream”); otherwise directly from somnus (“sleep”) (as Etymology 1). Compare Portuguese sonho, Italian sogno (“dream”) and Spanish sueño (“dream”).

suonnu (alternative)
sognu (alternative)
suonnu (alternative)
suennu (alternative)
sunnu (alternative)

A l'autra notti fici un sonnu.


sonnu

first-person singular present indicative of sunnari


cuppinu

→ Italian: coppino (regional)


ariddu

(eye dialect) Alternative form of agriḍḍu


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)

Alternative form of lurdu m (regressively assimilated, italianized)


nesciri

(Eye dialect) Alternative form of nèsciri


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)


pisci spata

Xiphias gladius
Xiphias gladius#Translingual


palluni

From Italian pallone (“ball”). Doublet of baḍḍuna.


nuvula

From Latin nūbila (“cloud”), noun use of the feminine of the adjective nūbilus (“cloudy”). Compare Italian nuvola.


nuddu

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

nudda (feminine singular)
nuddi (feminine masculine plural)


sùrfuru

surfuru (alternative pronunciation-spelling)
sùffuru (alternative)
sùrfaru (alternative)
sùrfiru (alternative)


vitru

From Latin vitrum. Compare Italian vetro.


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.


caluri

From Latin calōrem, accusative singular of calor.


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.


cuscinu

From Vulgar Latin *cossinum, *coxinum, ultimately from Latin coxa, possibly through another intermediate; cf. Italian cuscino, French coussin.


cunzari

From Vulgar Latin *comptiāre, from Latin comptus. Compare Italian conciare, acconciare.

Sò matri cci fici cunzari lu lettu.

Prima di manciari avemu a cunzari la tàvula.

(transitive) to prepare (something), to get (something) ready


dugnu

first-person singular present indicative of dari


fazzu

Ogni matina mi fazzu na tazza di cafè.

I make myself a cup of coffee every morning.

first-person singular present indicative of fari


facemu

first-person plural present indicative of fari; we do, we make.


purtari

purtari (infinitive)
purtannu (gerund)
purtatu (participle past)
portu (first-person indicative present singular)
porti (indicative present second-person singular)
porta (indicative present singular third-person)
purtamu (first-person indicative plural present)
purtati (indicative plural present second-person)
pòrtanu (indicative plural present third-person)
pòrtunu (indicative plural present third-person)
purtava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
purtavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
purtavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
purtava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
purtàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
purtàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
purtàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
purtàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
purtai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
purtasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
purtau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
purtò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
purtammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
purtamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
purtàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
purtàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
purtaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
purtirò (first-person future indicative singular)
purtirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
purtirai (future indicative second-person singular)
purtirà (future indicative singular third-person)
purtiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
purtireti (future indicative plural second-person)
purtiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
purtirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
purtirìa (first-person indicative singular)
purtirissi (indicative second-person singular)
purtirìa (indicative singular third-person)
purtirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
purtirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
purtirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
portu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
porti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
porta (present singular subjunctive third-person)
purtamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
purtati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
pòrtanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
pòrtunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
purtassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
purtassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
purtassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
purtàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
purtàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
purtàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
porta (imperative second-person singular)
purtassi (imperative singular third-person)
purtamu (first-person imperative plural)
purtati (imperative plural second-person)


cùrriri

curriri (infinitive)
currennu (gerund)
currutu (participle past)
curru (first-person indicative present singular)
curri (indicative present second-person singular)
curri (indicative present singular third-person)
curremu (first-person indicative plural present)
curriti (indicative plural present second-person)
cùrrinu (indicative plural present third-person)
cùrrunu (indicative plural present third-person)
currìa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
currivi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
currìa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
currìamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
currìavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
currìanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
currivi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
currìi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
curristi (indicative preterite second-person singular)
currìu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
curremmu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
currìstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
curreru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
currirìa (first-person indicative singular)
curririssi (indicative second-person singular)
currirìa (indicative singular third-person)
currirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
currirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
currirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
curru (first-person present singular subjunctive)
curri (present second-person singular subjunctive)
curri (present singular subjunctive third-person)
curremu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
curriti (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cùrrinu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cùrrunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
currissi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
currissi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
currissi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
currìssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
currìssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
currìssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
curri (imperative second-person singular)
currissi (imperative singular third-person)
curremu (first-person imperative plural)
curriti (imperative plural second-person)

[ˈkuʐ.ʐɪ.ɾɪ]


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)


orvu

Cc'era 'na vota un orvu, un ciuncu e un mutu.

1888, Giuseppe Pitrè, Fiabe e legende popolari Siciliane, page 252:

Once upon a time there was a blind man, a cripple, and a mute.


nuàutri

nuàutri (nominative)
nuàutri (prepositional)
ni (accusative)
ni (dative)
ni (reflexive)
nostru (possessive)
niàutri (alternative)
nuiàutri (alternative)
nuatri (alternative)
niatri (alternative)
nuiatri (alternative)
nuvatri (alternative)

nui + àutri. Compare Italian noialtri, Spanish nosotros.


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)


àutru

àutri (plural)
antru (alternative)
atru (alternative)
àvutru (alternative)
otru (alternative)


accussì

From Vulgar Latin *eccum sīc, from Latin eccum + sīc. Closely parallel to Catalan així. Compare also Dalmatian coisa, French ainsi, Friulian cussì, Italian così, Istriot cussèi, Portuguese assim, Romanian așa, Spanish así.

accussini (alternative)
d'accussì (alternative)
d'accussini (alternative)


nenti

From Latin nec + entem, ne + gentem, or ne + inde. Compare Italian niente.

Nenti pi sempri dura.

2009, Clive Stevens, Stardust Transmissions: Urban Poems and Lyrics for the 21st Century, page 12:


lapuni

From lapa (“bee”) + -uni (augmentative suffix).


ienniru

From Latin gener, generum (“son-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵm̥ros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-.


sticchiu

Italian: sticchio

From the apheresis of Vulgar Latin *(o)stic(u)lum literally meaning "narrow entrance", from ōstium (“door, entrance”) + -culus (diminutive suffix). See also pacchiu.


vuccuni

vuccuna (plural)
buccuni (alternative)
muccuni (alternative)

From Sicilian vucca (“mouth”). Compare Italian boccone.


pruvulazzu

From prùvula (“dust”) + -azzu (diminutive/pejorative suffix), the first element a double-metathesis of Late Latin pulvera, neuter plural based on Latin pulvis m, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“dust; flour”).


ddocu

From Latin ad locum. Compare English ad loc.


quagghia

E 'nti ssa strada cci abita 'na quagghia, / La vannu cacciannu li spriveri; / [...]

1874, Lionardo Vigo, Raccolta amplissima di canti popolari siciliani, page 369:


palumma

From Vulgar Latin palumba, from Latin palumbus. Akin to Italian colomba.

'Na jurnata mentri si pittinava, trasi na palumma, afferrasi la pittinissa e scappa.

1875, Giuseppe Pitrè, Fiabe, novelle e racconti popolari siciliani, page 346:

One day while she combed her hair, a dove entered, snatched the comb and escaped.


jurnata

'Na jurnata ca la picciotta era sula misi a girari ddu gran palazzu; girannu, vidi 'na purticedda; grapi e vidi tri beddi picciutteddi [...]

1873, Giuseppe Pitrè, Novelline popolari siciliane raccolte in Palermo ed annotate, page 49:

One day that the girl was alone, she set off to wander around the palace; wandering, she saw a small door; opened it and saw three handsome boys...


sta jurnata

From Sicilian sta, contracted form of chista (“this”) + jurnata (“day”).

"Cc'è un 'nimali, ca ogni giornu s'havi a manciari un cristianu, e sta jurnata cci tocca a la figghia di lu Re."

1888, Giuseppe Pitrè, Fiabe e legende popolari Siciliane: raccolte ed illus. da Giuseppe Pitrè, page 28:

There is an animal, which every day must eat a person, and today it is the daughter of the King's turn.


chistu

head

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, [...]

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

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.


senia

From Arabic سَانِيَة (sāniya). First attested in the 1371–81.

noria (bucketed water wheel to raise water)


capu

From Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput. Cfr. capa.


sicilianità

sicilianità (plural)
sicilianitati (alternative)

sicilianu (“Sicilian”) + -ità (“-ness”).

The quality, state or characteristic of being Sicilian; Sicilianness or Sicilianism

Being in conformity with what is considered peculiarly Sicilian or proper to Sicilians in language, nature, custom, culture, civilization

More commonly, being and feeling Sicilian; belonging to Sicilian civilization, history, culture and language, and above all the awareness of this belonging


panz'i bira

scn-noun

panza i bira m or f (plural panzi i bira)

panza i bira (canonical feminine masculine)
panzi i bira (plural)


ciusciari

ciusciari (infinitive)
ciusciannu (gerund)
ciusciatu (participle past)
ciusciu (first-person indicative present singular)
ciuscii (indicative present second-person singular)
ciuscia (indicative present singular third-person)
ciusciamu (first-person indicative plural present)
ciusciati (indicative plural present second-person)
ciuscianu (indicative plural present third-person)
ciusciunu (indicative plural present third-person)
ciusciava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ciusciavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ciusciavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ciusciava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ciusciàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ciusciàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ciusciàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ciusciàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ciusciai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
ciusciasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
ciusciau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ciusciò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ciusciammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ciusciamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ciusciàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
ciusciàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ciusciaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ciusciirò (first-person future indicative singular)
ciusciirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
ciusciirai (future indicative second-person singular)
ciusciirà (future indicative singular third-person)
ciusciiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
ciusciireti (future indicative plural second-person)
ciusciiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
ciusciirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
ciusciirìa (first-person indicative singular)
ciusciirissi (indicative second-person singular)
ciusciirìa (indicative singular third-person)
ciusciirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
ciusciirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
ciusciirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
ciusciu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ciuscii (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ciuscia (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ciusciamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ciusciati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ciuscianu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ciusciunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ciusciassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ciusciassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ciusciassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ciusciàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ciusciàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ciusciàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ciuscia (imperative second-person singular)
ciusciassi (imperative singular third-person)
ciusciamu (first-person imperative plural)
ciusciati (imperative plural second-person)
ciucari (alternative)
susciari (alternative)
sciusciari (alternative)

Ultimately from of Latin sufflāre, from present active infinitive of sufflō (“blow, puff up, inflate”).


liotru

Possibly from Ancient Greek Ἡλιόδωρος (Hēliódōros), in particular from Heliodorus of Catania.
It is wrongly thought to mean “elephant” in Sicilian language. Compare Sicilian liafanti (“elephant”).

Monument in the center of Catania, known as Fontana dell'Elefante


armacìa

armacia (canonical feminine)
armacii (plural)


scorpiuni

From Latin scorpio or Italian scorpione or Ancient Greek σκορπίων (skorpíōn).


stranutari

[ˌʂɽa.nʊˈt̪a.ɾɪ]

From Italian starnutare (“to sneeze”) or from Latin sternūtāre, frequentative of sternuō.


stranutu

From Late Latin sternūtum, from Latin sternuō.


futuru

head

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)


passatu

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


piccaturi

Chianci lu giustu pri lu piccaturi.

1885, Thomas Frederick Crane, Italian popular tales, page 362:


piccatu

piccatu m (feminine singular piccata, masculine and feminine plural piccati)

piccata (feminine singular)
piccati (feminine masculine plural)


curcari

curcari (infinitive)
curcannu (gerund)
curcatu (participle past)
curcu (first-person indicative present singular)
curchi (indicative present second-person singular)
curca (indicative present singular third-person)
curcamu (first-person indicative plural present)
curcati (indicative plural present second-person)
cùrcanu (indicative plural present third-person)
curcavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
curcavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
curcava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
curcàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
curcàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
curcàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
curcai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
curcasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
curcau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
curcò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
curcammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
curcàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
curcaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
curcu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
curchi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
curca (present singular subjunctive third-person)
curcamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
curcati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cùrcanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
curcassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
curcassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
curcassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
curcàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
curcàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
curcàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
curca (imperative second-person singular)
curcassi (imperative singular third-person)
curcamu (first-person imperative plural)
curcati (imperative plural second-person)
cuccari (alternative)
cuiccari (alternative)
cujccari (alternative)

From Latin collocāre (“set in place”). Compare Italian coricare and Neapolitan cuccà.


cuccu

→ Italian: cucco (regional)

From an unattested Late Latin *cuccus, possibly a Wanderwort, ultimate from the same source of Latin cuculus ~cucus. Possibly of imitative origin. Cognate with English cuckoo, Greek κούκκος (koúkkos), Italian cuculo.

(historical, derogatory, communities neighbouring Buscemi) an inhabitant of Buscemi


lanna

lanni (plural)
landa (alternative)
landia (alternative)
lannia (alternative)

→ Italian: landa (see there for further descendants)

→ Maltese: landa

From Late Latin lāmina, shortened variant of Latin lāmina. Cognate with Italian lama, French lame, Catalan llama, Spanish lámina.


malocchiu

English: maloik

From malu + occhiu or Italian malocchio.


occhiu potenti

occhi potenti (plural)
occhiu putenti (alternative)


pipituni

pipituna (plural)
pupituni (alternative)


cocciu

Probably from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, pill, berry from the scarlet oak”) or via Latin. See Etymology 2.


cocciu

From Latin coccum (“berry from the scarlet oak, actually an insect”), from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, pill, berry from the scarlet oak”).


rannula

From Late Latin grandeŏla, from Latin grando. Compare italian gragnola.


cacari

(intransitive, transitive, vulgar) To shit, to crap.

(intransitive, transitive, vulgar) To give a shit about somebody.


strascinari

From s- + trascinari, from Vulgar Latin *traxināre or *tragīnāre, from *tragere, from Classical Latin trahere. Compare Italian strascinare, trascinare.

(transitive) to carry away, to sweep away


sciarra

sciarri (plural)
sciàrria (alternative)
stràrria (alternative)

Italian: Sciarra

[ˈʂɽaʐ.ʐɪ.a]

From Arabic شِجَار (šijār, “scuffle”). Different from scerra, this latter a variant of sferra.

quarrel, row, altercation, tiff, squabble, dispute


sciara

→ Italian: sciara

Uncertain. Apparently of Arabic origin. Italian academia, in the hope of attributing a source, has over time accumulated unproven hypotheses found in Ancient Greek σκῐερός (skĭerós, “shady, dark coloured”) (in reference to the color of the lava stone) and a not better explained derivation from Latin flāgrō (“I burn”) (cfr. ciàguru for this latter).

(geology) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.


schittu

head

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

schitta (feminine singular)
schitti (feminine masculine plural)

plain, unseasoned, undressed (especially told for bread)


soggiru

Alternative form of sòggiru (eye dialet)


anciova

→ Italian: anciova (regional)

[a̠n̠ʲˈt͡ʃɔːva̠]

Possibly from Spanish anchova, anchoa, ultimately from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē). The nasal consonant remains unexplained; however, this is an epenthesis, not originally attested, commonly popping up in many non-Greek borrowings. Compare English anchovy, for more.


annunca

From an older (a +) *indunca, from in + dunca, the latter from Vulgar Latin dunc. Compare Italian dunque, French donc, Italian dunque, Old Spanish doncas.


baciannicchiu

(vulgar, slang) fool, silly, stupid, idiot


‘bbanniari

banniari (alternative)
vanniari (alternative)
bannizzari (alternative)


bafari

brafari (alternative)
sbafari (alternative)
sbrafari (alternative)


baciari

Probably from Italian baciare or Latin bāsiāre.


calia

Unknown, maybe from Latin or Arabic.
Possibly from Arabic قَلَا (qalā, “to fry”). Compare callu, dialectal variant of caudu (“hot”).


camula

clothes moth larva (Tineola bisselliella)


canigghia

From Vulgar Latin *canīlia (“things for dogs”), neuter plural of adjective *canīlis, from Latin canis (“dog”). Related with cani.

inh

(usually uncountable) bran (outer layer of a grain)

(usually in the plural) freckles (spots on the skin)


carusu

adurtu

antonym(s) of “person below the age of adulthood”

→ Italian: caruso, Caruso

Disputed. Some have sustained a not well explained derivation from Ancient Greek κόρος (kóros, “boy”). More likely it derives from a vulgar readjectivized use of Latin cārus (“dear, beloved; expensive”), from caru (“dear, beloved”) + -usu (-ose, -ous), then substantivized. If this latter is right, compare Irish cara and English whore for similar developments.

affix

Vacci a leggiu cu iḍḍu: è ancora 'n carusu.

(historical, mid-1800s) an exploited boy, among 6-14 years approximately, used as a labourer in a sulfur, salt or potash mine, due to their ability to enter narrow shafts of mines.


crastu

Maybe from Latin castro or Ancient Greek κριός (kriós).


cucuzza longa

(botany) Cucurbita moschata var. serpente di Sicilia


cuttigghiu

cuttigghi (plural)
curtigghiu (alternative)

[kʊˈt̪ːiɟːʊ]

[kʊˈt̪ːiʝːʊ]


ciciulena

ciuciulena (alternative)
giurgiulena (alternative)
giggiulena (alternative)
giuggiulena (alternative)


camurria

camurrii (plural)
camurrìa (alternative)
camuria (alternative)

From Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια (gonórrhoia). Cf. also Spanish camorrear.


'ccattari

'ccattari (infinitive)
'ccattannu (gerund)
'ccattatu (participle past)
'ccattu (first-person indicative present singular)
'ccatti (indicative present second-person singular)
'ccatta (indicative present singular third-person)
'ccattamu (first-person indicative plural present)
'ccattati (indicative plural present second-person)
'ccattanu (indicative plural present third-person)
'ccattunu (indicative plural present third-person)
'ccattava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
'ccattavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
'ccattavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
'ccattava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
'ccattàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
'ccattàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
'ccattàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
'ccattàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
'ccattai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
'ccattasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
'ccattau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
'ccattò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
'ccattammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
'ccattamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
'ccattàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
'ccattàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
'ccattaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
'ccattirò (first-person future indicative singular)
'ccattirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
'ccattirai (future indicative second-person singular)
'ccattirà (future indicative singular third-person)
'ccattiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
'ccattireti (future indicative plural second-person)
'ccattiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
'ccattirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
'ccattirìa (first-person indicative singular)
'ccattirissi (indicative second-person singular)
'ccattirìa (indicative singular third-person)
'ccattirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
'ccattirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
'ccattirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
'ccattu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
'ccatti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
'ccatta (present singular subjunctive third-person)
'ccattamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
'ccattati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
'ccattanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
'ccattunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
'ccattassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
'ccattassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
'ccattassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
'ccattàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
'ccattàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
'ccattàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
'ccatta (imperative second-person singular)
'ccattassi (imperative singular third-person)
'ccattamu (first-person imperative plural)
'ccattati (imperative plural second-person)


cuttigghiari

cuttigghiari (infinitive)
cuttigghiannu (gerund)
cuttigghiatu (participle past)
cuttigghiu (first-person indicative present singular)
cuttigghii (indicative present second-person singular)
cuttigghi (indicative present second-person singular)
cuttigghia (indicative present singular third-person)
cuttigghiamu (first-person indicative plural present)
cuttigghiati (indicative plural present second-person)
cuttìgghianu (indicative plural present third-person)
cuttìgghiunu (indicative plural present third-person)
cuttigghiava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cuttigghiavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cuttigghiavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cuttigghiava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cuttigghiàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cuttigghiàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cuttigghiàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cuttigghiàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cuttigghiai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
cuttigghiasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cuttigghiau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cuttigghiò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cuttigghiammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cuttigghiamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cuttigghiàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
cuttigghiàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cuttigghiaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cuttigghirò (first-person future indicative singular)
cuttigghirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
cuttigghirai (future indicative second-person singular)
cuttigghirà (future indicative singular third-person)
cuttigghiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
cuttigghireti (future indicative plural second-person)
cuttigghiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
cuttigghirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
cuttigghirìa (first-person indicative singular)
cuttigghirissi (indicative second-person singular)
cuttigghirìa (indicative singular third-person)
cuttigghirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
cuttigghirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
cuttigghirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
cuttigghiu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cuttigghii (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cuttigghi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cuttigghia (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cuttigghiamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cuttigghiati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cuttìgghianu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cuttìgghiunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cuttigghiassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cuttigghiassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cuttigghiassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cuttigghiàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cuttigghiàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cuttigghiàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cuttigghia (imperative second-person singular)
cuttigghiassi (imperative singular third-person)
cuttigghiamu (first-person imperative plural)
cuttigghiati (imperative plural second-person)
curtigghiari (alternative)

[kʊt̪ːɪˈɟːäːɾɪ]

[kʊt̪ːɪˈʝːäːɾɪ]

Unknown. Possibly Spanish cotillear, with the same meaning, and/or influence from curtigghiu (“courtyard”, cf. Italian cortile).


cchiui

From Latin plus.
The initial pl- changed regularly into a geminated cchi- while the final Latin -s turned into -i as happened also in nui, vui and poi.
Compare (earlier) Italian piue/più, Neapolitan cchiuje/cchiù.

Nun paju cchiui oji.


dumanna

From Late Latin demanda, or from the verb dumannari.


'ddumari

'ddumari (infinitive)
'ddumannu (gerund)
'ddumatu (participle past)
'ddumu (first-person indicative present singular)
'ddumi (indicative present second-person singular)
'dduma (indicative present singular third-person)
'ddumamu (first-person indicative plural present)
'ddumati (indicative plural present second-person)
'ddùmanu (indicative plural present third-person)
'ddùmunu (indicative plural present third-person)
'ddumava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
'ddumavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
'ddumavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
'ddumava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
'ddumàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
'ddumàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
'ddumàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
'ddumàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
'ddumai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
'ddumasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
'ddumau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
'ddumò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
'ddumammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
'ddumamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
'ddumàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
'ddumàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
'ddumaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
'ddumirò (first-person future indicative singular)
'ddumirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
'ddumirai (future indicative second-person singular)
'ddumirà (future indicative singular third-person)
'ddumiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
'ddumireti (future indicative plural second-person)
'ddumiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
'ddumirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
'ddumirìa (first-person indicative singular)
'ddumirissi (indicative second-person singular)
'ddumirìa (indicative singular third-person)
'ddumirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
'ddumirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
'ddumirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
'ddumu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
'ddumi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
'dduma (present singular subjunctive third-person)
'ddumamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
'ddumati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
'ddùmanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
'ddùmunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
'ddumassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
'ddumassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
'ddumassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
'ddumàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
'ddumàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
'ddumàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
'dduma (imperative second-person singular)
'ddumassi (imperative singular third-person)
'ddumamu (first-person imperative plural)
'ddumati (imperative plural second-person)


addurmìsciri

addurmìsciri (infinitive)
addurmìscennu (gerund)
addurmìscutu (participle past)
addurmìscu (first-person indicative present singular)
addurmìsci (indicative present second-person singular)
addurmìsci (indicative present singular third-person)
addurmìscemu (first-person indicative plural present)
addurmìsciti (indicative plural present second-person)
addurmìscinu (indicative plural present third-person)
addurmìscunu (indicative plural present third-person)
addurmìscìa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
addurmìscivi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
addurmìscìa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
addurmìscìamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
addurmìscìavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
addurmìscìanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
addurmìscivi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
addurmìscìi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
addurmìscisti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
addurmìscìu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
addurmìscemmu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
addurmìscìstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
addurmìsceru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
addurmìscirìa (first-person indicative singular)
addurmìscirissi (indicative second-person singular)
addurmìscirìa (indicative singular third-person)
addurmìscirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
addurmìscirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
addurmìscirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
addurmìscu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
addurmìsci (present second-person singular subjunctive)
addurmìsci (present singular subjunctive third-person)
addurmìscemu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
addurmìsciti (plural present second-person subjunctive)
addurmìscinu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
addurmìscunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
addurmìscissi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
addurmìscissi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
addurmìscissi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
addurmìscìssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
addurmìscìssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
addurmìscìssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
addurmìsci (imperative second-person singular)
addurmìscissi (imperative singular third-person)
addurmìscemu (first-person imperative plural)
addurmìsciti (imperative plural second-person)
addurmisciri (alternative)
addrummìsciri (alternative)
addrummisciri (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish adormecer, perhaps. See Italian addormentarsi.

Si ti nni stai cca, un t'addurmìsciri appizzatu a li me gonni.

2009, Paolo Emilio Carapezza, et al., “CD3”, in Gaetono Pennino, editor, Curva minore contemporary sounds, musica nuova in Sicilia 1997/2007, →ISBN, page 249:

If you stay here, don't fall asleep as you cling to my skirt.


affruntari

affruntari (infinitive)
affruntannu (gerund)
affruntatu (participle past)
affruntu (first-person indicative present singular)
affrunti (indicative present second-person singular)
affrunta (indicative present singular third-person)
affruntamu (first-person indicative plural present)
affruntati (indicative plural present second-person)
affruntanu (indicative plural present third-person)
affruntunu (indicative plural present third-person)
affruntava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
affruntavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
affruntavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
affruntava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
affruntàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
affruntàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
affruntàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
affruntàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
affruntai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
affruntasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
affruntau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
affruntò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
affruntammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
affruntamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
affruntàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
affruntàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
affruntaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
affruntirò (first-person future indicative singular)
affruntirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
affruntirai (future indicative second-person singular)
affruntirà (future indicative singular third-person)
affruntiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
affruntireti (future indicative plural second-person)
affruntiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
affruntirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
affruntirìa (first-person indicative singular)
affruntirissi (indicative second-person singular)
affruntirìa (indicative singular third-person)
affruntirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
affruntirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
affruntirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
affruntu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
affrunti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
affrunta (present singular subjunctive third-person)
affruntamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
affruntati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
affruntanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
affruntunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
affruntassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
affruntassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
affruntassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
affruntàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
affruntàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
affruntàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
affrunta (imperative second-person singular)
affruntassi (imperative singular third-person)
affruntamu (first-person imperative plural)
affruntati (imperative plural second-person)

(reflexive) to be ashamed, to feel ashamed


gnegnu

From Latin ingenium or Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō).


grasta

From metathesis of Ancient Greek γάστρα (gástra) or γαστήρ (gastḗr).


jastima

Deverbal from jastimari. Doublet of lastima.


mutari

mutari (infinitive)
mutannu (gerund)
mutatu (participle past)
mutu (first-person indicative present singular)
muti (indicative present second-person singular)
muta (indicative present singular third-person)
mutamu (first-person indicative plural present)
mutati (indicative plural present second-person)
mùtanu (indicative plural present third-person)
mùtunu (indicative plural present third-person)
mutava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
mutavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
mutavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
mutava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
mutàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
mutàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
mutàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mutàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mutai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
mutasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
mutau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
mutò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
mutammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
mutamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
mutàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
mutàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
mutaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
mutirò (first-person future indicative singular)
mutirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
mutirai (future indicative second-person singular)
mutirà (future indicative singular third-person)
mutiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
mutireti (future indicative plural second-person)
mutiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
mutirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
mutirìa (first-person indicative singular)
mutirissi (indicative second-person singular)
mutirìa (indicative singular third-person)
mutirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
mutirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
mutirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
mutu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
muti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
muta (present singular subjunctive third-person)
mutamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
mutati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
mùtanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mùtunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mutassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
mutassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
mutassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mutàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
mutàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
mutàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
muta (imperative second-person singular)
mutassi (imperative singular third-person)
mutamu (first-person imperative plural)
mutati (imperative plural second-person)

[mʊ̠ˈt̪äː.ɾɪ̟]

From Latin mūtāre, present infinitive of mūtō. Compare Italian mutare, French muter, Portuguese mudar, Spanish mudar, Catalan mutar, Friulian mudâ, Ladin muder, Corsican mutà, English mutate.


jastimari

Inherited from Late Latin blastēmāre (variant of blasphēmāre). Doublet of lastimari, which was taken from Spanish.

iastimari (alternative)
gastimari (alternative)
jastimiari (alternative)


nicchiu

Unknown, maybe from Italian nicchio (“shell”).


muntarozzu

muntarozza (plural)
muntaruozzu (alternative)

→? Italian: Monti Rossi (misspelled italianized toponym)

From munti (“mountain, hill”) + -arozzu (suffix). Compare for the same desinence Italian bacarozzo.


maravigghia

From Spanish maravilla. Ultimately from Latin mirabilia.

(mainly in bad sense) amazement, astonishment, surprise

(merely descriptive, non derogatory) weird thing or person; freak of nature

merely descriptive; non derogatory; merely descriptive; non derogatory

Si' nu maravigghia.

(derogatory, by extension) dumb, asshole


‘llascari

to move away, to pull away, to push away


lastimari

Borrowed from Spanish lastimar. Doublet of jastimari.


lippusu

head

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)


muntuari

Maybe from Latin mens + habere. Compare French mentevoir.


mpaddari

(slang) to beat, to beat up, to bash, to rough up.


mmiscari

[mːɪˈʃkaːɾɪ]

From Early Medieval Latin misculāre, derived from Latin miscēre (“mix”). Compare Italian mischiare.

miscari (alternative)
ammiscari (alternative)


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.


miricanu

miricani (plural)
amiricanu (alternative)
mericanu (alternative)


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)


nzoddira

needless, useless thing, who creates chaos, especially in a room.


pagghia

From Latin palea. Compare French paille, Catalan palla, Italian paglia.


pessu

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

pessa (feminine singular)
pessi (feminine masculine plural)


scassapagghiaru

scn-noun

scassapagghiaru m (plural scassapagghiari)


sciollera

sciolleri (plural)
sciollira (alternative)


stuppari

From Latin stuppa, perhaps through a Vulgar Latin root *stuppāre or *adstuppāre. Compare Italian stoppare, Venetan stupar, Romanian astupa, Romansch stuppar, French étouper.

attuppari (alternative)
ntuppari (alternative)


scassari

From Latin ex + quassare. Compare Italian squassare.

(slang, vulgar) To disturb, to bother, to trouble, to inconvenience, to annoy, to irritate


stricari

Uncertain. Possibly from a conflation of Latin exfricare and extricare. Cfr. e.g. Italian sfregare and Romanian strica. Compare, for more, the variations of sciarra > strarria, sfurnari > sciurnari, sfirruzzu > scirruzzu. Compare, for a similar conflation, Latin salvare~servare > Sicilian sarbari.


scafazzari

To crush, to squash, to crack, to press, to push, to squeeze, to mash.

To overwhelm, to smash, to flatten, to crush.


sputtusatu

head

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)


usciari

(slang, vulgar) to be bored, to lose one's temper, to get angry


usciatu

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

usciata (feminine singular)
usciati (feminine masculine plural)


vasari

Inherited from Latin bāsiō, bāsiāre (“to kiss”).

inh+

vasàrisi


castigari

castiari (alternative)
castijari (alternative)


nuci

From Latin nucem, accusative singular of nux.


curria

currìa (canonical feminine)
currìi (plural)
curriei (plural)


culu

(slang, vulgar, anatomy) ass, arse, butt, buttocks, bottom


ciaula

ciauli (plural)
ciàvula (alternative)
ciàula (alternative)

→ Maltese: ċawl

Unknown. Compare Neapolitan ciàula, Tarantino ciola, Friulian çore, Romanian cioară, Albanian sorrë.
Pasqualino suggests cià, onomatopoeia imitating the bird's sound, + -ula (diminutive suffix), and compares it to the similarly formed Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”).

Various black cawing birds:
crow (Corvus corone)

Corvus corone
Corvus corone#Translingual

Various black cawing birds:
magpie (Pica pica)

Various black cawing birds:
jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

Coloeus monedula
Coloeus monedula#Translingual

’Avi […] li capiddi a culuri di li ciauli[…].

1785 – 1787, Giovanni Meli, Don Chisciotti e Sanciu Panza 7.71

(figuratively) chatterbox (talkative person)


austu

(Silent [g] spelling) Alternative form of agustu


giugnettu

From a diminutive of giugnu (“June”), from iūnius, or more likely borrowed from Old French juignet. Compare Asturian xunetu, French juillet, Occitan julhet, Walloon djulete.


hieri

"Hieri" is found in use in the baptismal register retained in Santa Maria Nuova, Monreale, Sicily, 1663 as "... nata hieri da Thomaso et Anna (born yesterday of [daughter of] Thomaso and Anna...) . See Lucretia / Lucrezia Francesca Battaglieri baptized Sept. 27, 1663, Monreale, Sicily (Habsburg Kingdom of Sicily). See also page 29 for "hiéri" in "The Complete Italian Master" by Veneroni, MDCCXCI

...nata hieri.


ngrisi

nghisi (alternative)
nglisi (alternative)


-eri

Possibly inherited from Occitan/Iberian stratum, from Vulgar Latin *-airu, from the metathesis of Latin -ārius -ārium. Compare Italian -iere, Catalan -er, Spanish -ero, Portuguese -eiro. Doublet of -aru.

canceḍḍu (“gate”) + -eri → canciḍḍeri (“gatekeeper, chancelor”)

cavaḍḍu (“horse”) + -eri → cavaleri (“knight”)

panettu (“loaf”) + -eri → panitteri (“baker”)

porta (“door”) + -eri → purteri (“doorkeeper”)

porta (“goal”) + -eri → purteri (“goalkeeper”)

forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns


utri

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sciri

sciri (infinitive)
scennu (gerund)
scutu (participle past)
scu (first-person indicative present singular)
sci (indicative present second-person singular)
sci (indicative present singular third-person)
scemu (first-person indicative plural present)
sciti (indicative plural present second-person)
nèscinu (indicative plural present third-person)
nèscunu (indicative plural present third-person)
scìa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
scivi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
scìa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
scìamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
scìavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
scìanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
scivi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
scìi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
scisti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
scìu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
scemmu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
scìstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
sceru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
scirìa (first-person indicative singular)
scirissi (indicative second-person singular)
scirìa (indicative singular third-person)
scirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
scirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
scirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
scu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sci (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sci (present singular subjunctive third-person)
scemu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sciti (plural present second-person subjunctive)
nèscinu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
nèscunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
scissi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
scissi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
scissi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
scìssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
scìssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
scìssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sci (imperative second-person singular)
scissi (imperative singular third-person)
scemu (first-person imperative plural)
sciti (imperative plural second-person)
nèsciri (alternative)

From the apheresis of Latin exīre. Doublet of nèsciri, which compensates some of its conjugated forms.


Àgata

Italian: Aita, sant'Aita (regional, eye dialect)

From Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”). Cognate with Catalan Àgata and Àgueda, Italian Agata, Romagnol Êgta, Portuguese Ágata, Spanish Águeda. Compare the same phono-morphological output also for zàgara.

Àjita (alternative)
Agata (alternative)
Ajita (alternative)
Aita (alternative)

a female given name from Latin, of historical and religious usage, equivalent to English Agatha


udu

From Latin ūdus (“wet”). Cognate with Aromanian ud, Dalmatian joit, Italian uggia, Romanian ud.

Sta' 'ttentu a l'acqua ca vuḍḍi ca putissi nèsciri u udu dâ pignata.

Be careful of the boiling water that "what's boiled" could come out of the pot.

(cooking) the cooking water while it is boiling


pitrusinu

[pɪʈ͡ʂʊˈsiːnʊ]

From Vulgar Latin *petrosīnu (compare Old French persin, whence French persil), from Latin petroselīnum or petroselīnon, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”), from πέτρος (pétros, “rock, stone”) + σέλῑνον (sélīnon, “celery”).

der

πετροσέλῑνον


dinaru

→ Italian: Denaro


arrivari

arrivari (infinitive)
arrivannu (gerund)
arrivatu (participle past)
arrivu (first-person indicative present singular)
arrivi (indicative present second-person singular)
arriva (indicative present singular third-person)
arrivamu (first-person indicative plural present)
arrivati (indicative plural present second-person)
arrìvanu (indicative plural present third-person)
arrìvunu (indicative plural present third-person)
arrivava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arrivavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arrivavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
arrivava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
arrivàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
arrivàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arrivàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
arrivàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
arrivai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
arrivasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
arrivau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
arrivò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
arrivammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
arrivamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
arrivàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
arrivàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
arrivaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
arrivirò (first-person future indicative singular)
arrivirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
arrivirai (future indicative second-person singular)
arrivirà (future indicative singular third-person)
arriviremu (first-person future indicative plural)
arrivireti (future indicative plural second-person)
arriviriti (future indicative plural second-person)
arrivirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
arrivirìa (first-person indicative singular)
arrivirissi (indicative second-person singular)
arrivirìa (indicative singular third-person)
arrivirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
arrivirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
arrivirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
arrivu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
arrivi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
arriva (present singular subjunctive third-person)
arrivamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
arrivati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arrìvanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
arrìvunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
arrivassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
arrivassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
arrivassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
arrivàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
arrivàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arrivàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
arriva (imperative second-person singular)
arrivassi (imperative singular third-person)
arrivamu (first-person imperative plural)
arrivati (imperative plural second-person)
arruvari (alternative)
'rruvari (alternative)
arruari (alternative)
'rruari (alternative)

[aʐ.ʐʊˈa.ɾɪ]

From Early Medieval Latin adrīpāre, perhaps via Gallo-Italic or Old French.


gràpiri

gràpiri (infinitive)
grapennu (gerund)
graputu (participle past)
grapu (first-person indicative present singular)
grapi (indicative present second-person singular)
grapi (indicative present singular third-person)
grapemu (first-person indicative plural present)
grapiti (indicative plural present second-person)
gràpinu (indicative plural present third-person)
gràpunu (indicative plural present third-person)
grapìa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
grapivi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
grapìa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
grapìamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
grapìavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
grapìanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
grapivi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
grapìi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
grapisti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
grapìu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
grapemmu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
grapìstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
graperu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
grapirìa (first-person indicative singular)
grapirissi (indicative second-person singular)
grapirìa (indicative singular third-person)
grapirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
grapirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
grapirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
grapu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
grapi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
grapi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
grapemu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
grapiti (plural present second-person subjunctive)
gràpinu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
gràpunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
grapissi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
grapissi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
grapissi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
grapìssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
grapìssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
grapìssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
grapi (imperative second-person singular)
grapissi (imperative singular third-person)
grapemu (first-person imperative plural)
grapiti (imperative plural second-person)
ràpiri (alternative)
apriri (alternative)

[ˈɡɾa.pɪ.ɾɪ]

From the hypercorrection of Sicilian ràpiri, Vulgar Latin *aprō, from Latin aperiō, aperīre.


vasciu

head

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.


Mèrica

Alternative form of America (both north and south continents)


mastru

mastri (plural)
majistru (alternative)
maistru (alternative)
maestru (alternative)
masciu (alternative)

Vulgarization of majistru, from the accusative of Latin magister. The stressed syllable shift could be explained with the conflation with a cognate variant, like the Catalan mestre. Compare Corsican maestru, French maitre, Ligurian méistro, Italian maestro, Sardinian maistru, Spanish maese.

Someone who has control over something or someone.

Janu è u mastru dâ muratura

L'àrburu mastru

(engineering) A device that is principal or carrier in a given facility.


cìcara

cìcari (plural)
cicara (alternative)
cìchira (alternative)

From Spanish jícara, from Classical Nahuatl xīcalli. Cognate with Venetan cìcara.


gebbia

gebbi (plural)
giebbia (alternative)
gjebbia (alternative)

→ Italian: gebbia, Gebbia

From Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Compare Spanish aljibe and Catalan aljub.


oduri

odduri (alternative)
oluri (alternative)
oruri (alternative)


mulu

(zoology) mule (hybrid offspring from a male donkey and a female horse)

(by extension) bastard (illegitimate child)


ària

From the metathesis of an earlier àira, from Latin āerem, accusative of āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). See also Sicilian àriu.

Ch'è tinta oji l'ària.


uttùviru

Through an intermediate form *Octōbru(m), from Late Latin Octōbrius, from Latin Octōber. Compare Portuguese outubro.


cumpari

cumpari (plural)
cumpà (alternative)
mpari (alternative)
mbari (alternative)
mbare (alternative)

⇒ English: goombah

Possibly derived from an Occitan/Norman stratum (compare Old French pere), ultimately from Late Latin compater, compatrem, from Latin cum + pater. Cognate with Catalan compare, French compère, Italian compare, Neapolitan cumpà. See parrinu for a similar morphology.

(peer title) male witness at one's wedding, best man

An address used mutually between the groom and his own best man

Com'è cumpari, chi si dici? What's up buddy, how are you doing?


tarantinu

Tarantino (native or inhabitant of Taranto)


chianca

→ Italian: chianca (regional)

From Late Latin planca, variant of palanca, from earlier phalanga. Compare French planche, English plank, Portuguese chanca and prancha, Spanish plancha.


Saru

Diminutive of Rusariu, from Latin rosary. Cognate with Spanish Rosario and Italian Rosario.

a male given name, equivalent to English Rosario


porcu

Inherited from Latin porcus. Cognate with Italian and Portuguese porco and Corsican and Sardinian porcu.


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)


ariu

(non trisyllabic) Alternative form of àriu


primu

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

prima (feminine singular)
primi (feminine masculine plural)


novembru

[…] lu vinticincu vui la gaudiriti ¶ lu misi di novembru, ch'è virnata.

1896, Salvatore Salomone Marino, Le Storie Popolari In Poesia Siciliana, page 45:


individualmenti

From individuali (“individual”) + -menti.


Dimitra

From the vulgarization of Latin Dēmētēr.

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Dimitra

Δήμητρα Δήμητρα#Greek

A transliteration of the Greek female given name Δήμητρα (Dímitra)


middi

Alternative form of miḍḍi (“thousand”) (eye dialect)


motta

→ Italian: Motta (surname)

→ Italian: Motta (toponym)

→ Italian: Motta Sant'Anastasia

→ Italian: Motta San Giovanni

→ Italian: Motta Santa Lucia

Possibly through Old French mote (“mound”), ultimately from Medieval Latin mota (“a mound, hill”), of Germanic origin, perhaps via Frankish *mot, *motta (“mud, peat, bog, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *mutô, *mudraz, *muþraz (“dirt, filth, mud, swamp”).


aciu

The etymon is uncertain. Probably derived from Old Occitan aize, because of the palatalization. Ultimately cognate with Galician azo, Italian agio, Portuguese azo, English ease, French aise.
The semantic development moved from "a place where to stay at ease", then passing through "restroom" and, by association, "a dirty place", to nowadays meanings.

Pulizzija ss'aciu.

(by extension, negative sense, slang) a disorder, confusion, mess

A l'autra sira cunzasti n'aciu.

You made a great job (literally) the other night.

(by extension, hyperbolic, positive sense, slang, behavioural) a great accomplishment, job or task


prau

Possibly conflated with Aragonese prau, ultimately from Latin pratum. Cognate with Asturian prau.


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)


aparu

apari (plural)
apara (plural)
laparu (alternative)

→ English: Aparo

→ Italian: Aparo

From Latin apiarius, from apis (“a bee”) + -ārius (“agent of use”, “-keeper”).

suffix

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.


autu

head

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


sarsa

sarsi (plural)
sassa (alternative)
sausa (alternative)

From Vulgar Latin *salsa, noun use of the feminine of Latin salsus (“salted”), past participle of saliō (“I salt”), from sal. Compare Italian salsa.


serbu

serbi (plural)
sebbu (alternative)
servu (alternative)
sevvu (alternative)

From Latin servus.
Compare Italian servo, Portuguese servo, Spanish siervo, Romanian șerb.


suca

third-person singular present indicative

inflection of sucari:
second-person singular imperative


utru

utra (canonical feminine)
utri (plural)
utra (alternative)
utri (alternative)


utru

sfunnari l'utru


cu'

Apocopic form of cui, from Latin quis. Compare Italian chi.