Ruma

Italian: Ruma (surname, regional)

Rome (A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)

(historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa)


funtana

From Late Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, from fons.


maiuranza

maggiuranza (alternative)
majuranza (alternative)


violentu

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

violenta (feminine singular)
violenti (feminine masculine plural)


sinapi

Sinapis arvensis
Sinapis arvensis#Translingual

(wild) mustard, Sinapis arvensis (the plant and its grain)


jumenta

Inherited from Latin iūmenta pl. Doublet of jumentu.

female horse, donkey, or other beast of burden


alifanti

Borrowed from Latin elephantem. Cognate with Italian alifante.

Alternative form of liafanti (older variant, non metathetic)


purpu

purpi (plural)
pruppu (alternative)
puppu (alternative)
pùippu (alternative)

→ Italian: purpo, puppo

From an earlier *pōl(y)pus, so possibly from Doric Ancient Greek πώλυπος (pṓlupos) (variant of Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous), which gives also polypus). Compare Italian polpo, Sardinian pruppu.

(offensive, vulgar) A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one.

(offensive, vulgar) A man considered weak, effeminate, timid, pathetic, emotional, non-heteronormative in some way


majali

→? Maltese: majjal

From Latin maiālis (“uncastrated pig”). Cognate with Italian maiale.


scaffarrata

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

1875, Pitrè, Fiabe vol. 1, XIX Lu Scavu Si fa chiùjri 'nta 'na bella scaffarrata, e si fa purtari 'n Portugallu.(he enclosed himself in a glass-case and had it transported to Portugal.)


Vasili

Italian: Basile, Vasile

From Latin Basili(us). Compare Occitan and Catalan Basili.

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Basil, Vasilios, or Vasily


Rau

English: Rau, Rao

Italian: Rau, Rao

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Catalan Grau (with regular lenition of the initial sound), a toponymic surname. Possibly akin to Ngrau (cfr. Italian Ingrao).


-tati

-tati (plural)
-tà (plural)
-tà (alternative)


Cosa Nostra

Alternative letter-case form of Cosa nostra


spinacia

Possibly - because of the feminine gender and the palatalization on the last syllable - from (or influenced by) Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, ultimately from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Classical Persian اسپناخ (ispanāx, ispināx).

derived

Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ)


ramu

From Vulgar Latin *arāmen, variant of Late Latin aerāmen, derived from Latin aer-.

rammu (alternative)
rami (alternative)
rama (alternative)

(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.

ramu:

The reddish-brown colour/color of copper.


-tuti

-tuti (plural)
-tù (plural)
-tù (alternative)


Ìsuli Fær Øer

From Italian le Fær Øer, from Danish Færøerne. This is pleonastic, as Sicilian ìsula (“island”) means the same as Danish ø (“island”).

The Faroe Islands, a Danish Atlantic overseas territory comprising a group of North Sea islands, between Scotland, Iceland and Norway


cassatedda

From cassata + -edda (diminutive suffix). Cognate to Italian cassatella.

cassatella (deep-fried sweet ravioli from Trapani)


-issa

Borrowed from Latin -issa, or from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

Used to form feminine forms of masculine nouns.


campusantu

campusantu m needs inflection (canonical)

From campu (“field”) + santu (“holy”). Compare Italian camposanto.


Indunesia

Indonesia (a country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia)


biancu

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

bianca (feminine singular)
bianchi (feminine masculine plural)


fonu

Borrowed from Italian fon, originally a brandname, from German Fön, from Föhn, a warm, dry wind.

Mû prujissi-tu u fonu ca ài a ḍḍocu banna, pi favuri?

Would you like tp hand out the hairdryer you have over there, please?


fonu

Possibly borrowed from Italian fono (“a phone”), imitative of English phone, ultimately Derived from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Akin to sonu.

der+

(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.


jovidìa

[ˌjɔvɪˈɾiːä]

From Latin Iovis diēs, variant of diēs Iovis (literally “day of Jupiter”).

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


Parisi

→ Italian: Parisi

From Latin Parisii (“The Parisii, a Celtic tribe”).

bor

Parici (alternative)
Pariggi (alternative)

Paris (the capital and largest city of France).


virdi

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


venniridìa

[ˌvɛnːɪɾɪˈɾiːä]

From Latin Veneris dīēs, variant of dīēs Veneris (literally “day of Venus”).


sàbbatu

sàbbati (plural)
sàbbitu (alternative)
sàbbutu (alternative)
savi (alternative)

From Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin sabbatum, from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton), from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (šabbāṯ, “Sabbath”). Compare Italian sabato, among others.


sabbatudìa

[ˌsäbːat̪ʊˈɾiːä]

From Vulgar Latin Sabbatī diēs, from Latin diēs Sabbatī (literally “day of the Sabbath”).


Giappuni

Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)


astati

âstati (alternative)
stati (alternative)


idrògginu

[ɪˈʈɽɔd.d͡ʒɪ.nʊ]

Calque from French hydrogène, coined by Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau and Antoine Lavoisier, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + γεννάω (gennáō, “I bring forth”). Corresponding to idru- + -gen.
Cognate with Italian idrogeno, Corsican idrogenu, Portuguese hidrogénio, Spanish hidrógeno, and Neo-Latin hydrogenium.

Antoine Lavoisier
Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau


cummari

Possibly derived from an Occitan/Norman stratum (compare Old French mere), ultimately from Late Latin commāter, from com- (“together”) + māter (“mother”). Cognate with Catalan and Italian comare, Neapolitan cummà, Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese comadre, French commère, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.

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Aciḍḍuzzu di me cummari / senza pinni e senza ali / si pusau supra a scagghiola / a testa di intra e l’ali di fora.

"Aciḍḍuzzu di me cummari", traditional song (as given in 2012, Nicolò La Perna, Rosa Balistreri - Rusidda... a licatisi, p. 292)

Little bird of my child's godmother / Without feathers and without wings / Alighted on the canary-grass / Head inside and wings outside.

female baptismal sponsor of one's child, cummer, godmother

female witness at one's wedding; maid of honor

girlfriend (close female friend) (usually between women)


antiquatu

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

antiquata (feminine singular)
antiquati (feminine masculine plural)

[ɑ̝ɳ.ʈ̬ɪˈkʷäːt̪ʊ̠]

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

old, ancient, antique, archaic, antiquarian


vuccirìa

vuccirìi (plural)
buccirìa (alternative)
uccirìa (alternative)
vucciarìa (alternative)

Sicilian: Vuccirìa

→ Italian: Vucciria (regional)

Borrowed from Old French boucherie (“butchershop”), from Old French bouchier (“butcher”), from bouc (“he-goat”). Cognate to Catalan boqueria. Compare also Italian beccheria.

(figuratively, by extension) fuss, uproar


martidìa

[ˌmäɾt̪ɪˈɾiːä]

From Latin Martis dīēs, variant of dīēs Martis (literally “day of Mars”).


camiddu

Tira la corda, nzirraghja lu griddu, ¶ E darreri na macchja di ijnestra, ¶ Un Dainu mmazzau, quantu un camiddu.

1717, Silverio Sortino, Eneidi, translation of Aeneid by Virgil:

He pulls the rope, pulls the trigger, and from behind a clump of brooms, killed a deer, as big as a camel.

Tantu lu jmbu un Camiddu assuttigghia, ¶ Chi passa un fundu d’agugghia valenti!

1736, Giovanni Crisafi, La vita di nostru signuri Gesù Cristu:

A camel can thin its hump as to proudly pass through the eye of a needle!

Lu stissu replicaru unitamenti ¶ ’Na Tartuca, un Camiddu, e un Elefanti, ¶ Ch’eranu a stu dïalugu presenti: […]

1814, Giovanni Meli, “Favuli murali – Lu Struzzu, l’Aquila ed autri animali.”, in Poesie Siciliane:

Thus unanimously repeated a turtle, a camel, and an elephant, who were present in the discussion: […]


nìvuru

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

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

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


mèrcuri

mèrcuri (plural)
mièrcuri (alternative dialectal)

From Gallo-Italic of Sicily (compare Lombard mercor), or clipping of mercuridìa, directly from Latin Mercuriī diēs, variant of diēs Mercuriī (literally “day of Mercury”). Compare Romanian miercuri.


jovi

Clipping of jovidìa, from Latin Iovis diēs, variant of diēs Iovis (literally “day of Jupiter”).


Afganistàn

Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)


nimma

nimmi (plural)
enigma (alternative)
enimma (alternative)

From the apheresis of Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (aínigma, “dark saying, speaking in riddles”).

der

Parrari a nimma.


antru

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antru (masculine and feminine plural antri)


Filicudi

From Ancient Greek Φοινικώδης (Phoinikṓdēs), from φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx, “purple or crimson, palm tree, date (the fruit of the date palm)”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “full of, like”).
Previously also Phoenicūsa, from Ancient Greek Φοινικοῦσσα (Phoinikoûssa), from φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx, “purple or crimson, palm tree, date (the fruit of the date palm)”) + -εσσᾰ (-essă, “full of, like”). Compare the latter desinence with Ancient Greek Πιθηκοῦσαι (Pithēkoûsai), Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai, “Syracuse”) and Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa, “Lampedusa”).

cog

Filicudi (a small island of the Aeolian Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea in Sicily, Italy)


Alicudi

Dissimilation of an unattested Ancient Greek *Ἐρικώδης (*Erikṓdēs), supposedly derived from ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”) + -ώδης (-ṓdēs, “full of, like”). Compare Ancient Greek Φοινικώδης (Phoinikṓdēs, “Filicudi”).
In ancient times also known from Latin Ericūsa (or Ericussa), from Ancient Greek Ἐρικοῦσσα (Erikoûssa).
The proposed etymology from ἐρείκη (ereíkē) should have produced a long ī in the Latin borrowing transcription (*Erīcūsa), which makes the proposal not definitive. Compare Ancient Greek Ἔρυξ (Érux).
Compare, for more, also: Ancient Greek Φοινικοῦσσα (Phoinikoûssa, “Filicudi”), Πιθηκοῦσαι (Pithēkoûsai, “Pithecusa”), Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai, “Syracuse”) and Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa, “Lampedusa”).
Eventually compare also Italian Arcuri.

cog

Alicudi (a small island of the Aeolian Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea in Sicily, Italy)


ciolla

→ Italian: ciolla


cassati siciliani

cassata siciliana
cassata siciliana#Sicilian


Girmania

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)


pùrviri

From Latin pulvis, pulverem. Akin to Italian polvere.

pùrvuli (alternative)
prùvuli (alternative)
prùvili (alternative)


pruvigghia

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pulvicula, diminutive of Latin pulvis.


negghia

Ultimately from Latin nebula,
through the sonorization of the intermediate variant *ne-j-a derived from a contracted Vulgar Latin *ne-bl-a. Compare Italian nebbia, Spanish niebla.


novu

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

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

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

novu di zicca

comu novu

a nova lìnia (di moda)

di novu

chi cc'è' di novu?


timpa

Uncertain. Alternatively:
* from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos);
* from Ancient Greek τῠ́πτω (tŭ́ptō).

Jiri timpi timpi.


Lisi

From Medieval Latin L(udov)īsi(us), from Latin Ludovīcus. See Luici for more.

a male given name from Latin, of historical usage, equivalent to English Louis, notably borne by several French monarchs


Lisi

English: Lisi, Di Lisi, Risi

Italian: Lisi, Di Lisi, Risi

Di Lisi (alternative)
Risi (alternative)


Sciacca

→ English: Sciacca

→ Italian: Sciacca

Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic. Doublet of Xacca.

Sciacca (a city in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy)


Craxi

(Misspelled variant) Alternative form of Crascì


mercuridìa

[ˌmɛɾkʊɾɪˈɾiːä]

From Latin Mercuriī dīēs, variant of dīēs Mercuriī (literally “day of Mercury”).


nìuru

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

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

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


acitu

From Latin acētum. Compare Italian aceto.


studiu

[ˈʃt̪uː.d̪jʊ̠]

amuri dû studiu

applicazzioni ô studiu

vurza di studiu

tìtulu di studiu

study, engaging in studying, reading, scholarship

lampa di studiu

a study, office, place for reading and studying; studio


studiu

[ˈʃt̪uː.d̪jʊ̠]

first-person singular present active indicative/subjunctive of studiari


amicu

From Latin amīcus (“friend”). Compare Italian amico.


fìmmina

fìmmini (plural)
fimmina (alternative pronunciation-spelling)

→ Italian: fèmmina

From Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic *fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”), the feminine mediopassive participle of *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognate with Portuguese fêmea, Italian femmina, Spanish hembra, French femme.

inh

(biology) One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

(zoology) An animal of the sex that produces eggs.

(botany) A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organ capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant.

A bacterium which lacks the F factor, and is able to receive DNA from another bacterium which has that factor.

(now possibly offensive in certain contexts) A female spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond; girlfriend, wife

Sicilian playing cards
Sicilian playing cards

(card games) queen of the Sicilian playing cards


artìculu

Learned borrowing from Latin articulus. Compare the doublet artigghiu. Cognate with Italian articolo.


vènniri

Clipping of venniridìa, from Latin Veneris dīēs, variant of dīēs Veneris (literally “day of Venus”).


argentu

From Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic *argentom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm. Cognates include Italian argento and French argent.


rizzu

→ Albanian: rric — Arbëresh

desc

→ Italiot Greek: [Term?] (/ríttso/, “hedgehog”)

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

fari comu lu rizzu

to deceive with humble manners, to then betray or assault

Erinaceus europaeus
Erinaceus europaeus#Translingual

sea urchin (Echinoidea, particularly Echinus esculentus)


rizzu

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

rizza (feminine singular)
rizzi (feminine masculine plural)


gna

From Spanish ña, abbreviation of señora, ultimately from Late Latin seniora. Doublet of signura.

[…] compar Alfio Mosca era venuto con una gallina per mano. — Prendete queste qua, gnà Mena, — diceva, […]

1881, Giovanni Verga, “Capitolo IV”, in I Malavoglia (overall work in Italian):

Alfio Mosca came with a chicken in each hand. — Take these, Mena, — he said,


antu

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin ante, otherwise from antae. Compare Spanish alante.

Ni videmu doppu a l'antu.

I'll see you later at the after-work club.

(now dated) after work; place where peasants worked or conversed together

T'hâ scantari dî màsculi a l'antu e dî fìmmini ô suli

òmini a l'antu e fìmmini a lu suli, libbiràtini, Signuri


uraganu

Borrowed from Spanish huracán (“hurricane”).


vutti

Inherited from Late Latin buttis, see there for more. Compare Italian botte.

ammuttariammuttatavuliri a vutti china e a mugghieri mbriacavuttaruvuttigghiavuttigghiuni


ragnu

From Latin arāneus, from arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē).


furmentu

[fʊɪ̯mˈmiɛ̯n̪.t̪ʊ]

Inherited from Latin frūmentum. Cognate with Italian frumento.


robbi

Plural of robba, from Vulgar Latin rauba, of Germanic origin, likely via Gothic or Frankish *raub, all from Proto-Germanic *raubaz. Cognate with Catalan roba, Italian roba, English robe.


frummaggiu

Alternative form of furmaggiu (“cheese”)


maidda

Alternative form of majiḍḍa f (non-orthographic)


jatta

From the iotacism of gatta, already sonorized from Late Latin catta.


'mbari

From Late Latin compater, compatrem, from Latin cum + pater.
It is often written as mbare because the received pronunciation is tending increasingly towards Italian.

male baptismal sponsor of one's child, co-father, godfather

Com’è ’mbari, chi si dici?


tixanu

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

tixana (feminine singular)
tixani (feminine masculine plural)


Gènuva

Genoa (the capital city of Liguria, Italy)

Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, Italy)


litru

From French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Doublet of libra and lira. Compare Sicilian litra (“ancient Sicilian coin”).

cog

Marìa, vâ pigghia 'n litru 'i ogghiu.


Scozzia

Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)


rìganu

→ English: Rigano

→ Italian: Rigano

Apheresis of arrìganu, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon). Compare Italian origano.

arrìganu (alternative)
arrìanu (alternative)
rìanu (alternative)
rienu (alternative)

Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare#Translingual

A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.

Other herbs with a similar flavor, including other species in the genus Origanum, and Mexican oregano, Lippia graveolens.

Marìa, va' pìgghiami n'anticchia di rìganu.

The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food; oregano.


aranciu

[aˈɾaŋ.t͡ʃʊ]

From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), from Dravidian (compare Tamil நார்த்தங்காய் (nārttaṅkāy), compound of நரந்தம் (narantam, “fragrance”) and காய் (kāy, “fruit”); also Telugu నారంగము (nāraṅgamu), Malayalam നാരങ്ങ (nāraṅṅa), Kannada ನಾರಂಗಿ (nāraṅgi)).

cog

நார்த்தங்காய்

Tamil நார்த்தங்காய் (nārttaṅkāy)


ghiacciu

Ultimately from Latin glaciēs. Likely borrowed from Italian ghiaccio judging by its /t͡tʃ/ (cf. native vrazzu < bracchium) and by the fact that in the 1920's it appears to have been limited to the western edge of the island.


putia

little shop, little store, usually selling food and wine


addumari

addumari (infinitive)
addumannu (gerund)
addumatu (participle past)
addumu (first-person indicative present singular)
addumi (indicative present second-person singular)
adduma (indicative present singular third-person)
addumamu (first-person indicative plural present)
addumati (indicative plural present second-person)
addùmanu (indicative plural present third-person)
addùmunu (indicative plural present third-person)
addumava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
addumavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
addumavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
addumava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
addumàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
addumàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
addumàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
addumàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
addumai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
addumasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
addumau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
addumò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
addumammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
addumamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
addumàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
addumàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
addumaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
addumirò (first-person future indicative singular)
addumirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
addumirai (future indicative second-person singular)
addumirà (future indicative singular third-person)
addumiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
addumireti (future indicative plural second-person)
addumiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
addumirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
addumirìa (first-person indicative singular)
addumirissi (indicative second-person singular)
addumirìa (indicative singular third-person)
addumirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
addumirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
addumirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
addumu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
addumi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
adduma (present singular subjunctive third-person)
addumamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
addumati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
addùmanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
addùmunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
addumassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
addumassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
addumassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
addumàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
addumàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
addumàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
adduma (imperative second-person singular)
addumassi (imperative singular third-person)
addumamu (first-person imperative plural)
addumati (imperative plural second-person)
'ddumari (alternative)


biccaccia

biccacci (plural)
biccacciu (alternative)

From Latin beccus (“beak”), further history unknown. Compare Italian beccaccia.


chî

From the contraction of cu li (“with the”).

Vacci chî pàttini.

contracted articled preposition used for masculine and feminine plural nouns, which do not start with a vowel


ginituri

scn-noun

ginituri m (plural ginituri or ginitura)

[d͡ʒɪ.nɪ.ˈt̪uːɾɪ]

From Latin genitor (“parent”), from genitus, participle of gignere (to beget, give birth to, produce).

(invariable, chiefly plural) progenitors


giuvintuti

[d͡ʒʲʊ.vɪɳˈʈ̬uːt̪ɪ]

From Latin iuventūti, juventūti, dative form of iuventūs.


giuvintù

[d͡ʒʲʊ.vɪɳˈʈ̬u]

Apocopate form of giuvintuti, from Latin iuventūti, juventūti, dative form of iuventūs.


dragu

draghi (plural)
draguni (alternative)
drau (alternative)
rau (alternative)
trau (alternative)
travu (alternative)
dàguru (alternative)

→ English: Rao, Rau

→ Italian: Rao, Rau

From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn). Compare Spanish drago, Portuguese drago. Compare the registry coexistence in Sicily of the surnames Rau (and Rao) and the italianized Drago; this latter is strictly Sicilian and differs from the Italian Draghi, which is instead typically recorded in the plural.

monster, even with the meaning of werewolf


nn'

Derived by syncope from nun, ultimately from Latin nōn.

non (alternative)
nun (alternative)
unn (alternative)
'un (alternative)


Siduni

From Latin Sīdōn, from Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn /Ṣīdūn/). Cognate with Arabic صَيْدُون (ṣaydūn), Aramaic ܨܝܕܘܢ (Ṣidon), Hebrew צִידוֹן (Ṣīḏōn).

cog

Hebrew צִידוֹן (Ṣīḏōn)


èbbica

From Latin epocha, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ, “a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i.e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch”), from ἐπέχω (epékhō, “I hold in, check”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + ἔχω (ékhō, “I have, hold”).

der

age, period, time, season, epoch (particular period of history)


giùvini

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

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

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


giùvina

[ˈd͡ʒuːvɪ.nɑ̝]


praja

praji (plural)
pragia (alternative)
pilaja (alternative)
spraja (alternative)
playa (alternative)

From an earlier *pragia, from Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga (“tract, region”).
Cognate with Corsican piaghja, Galician and Portuguese praia Spanish playa, Catalan platja, Occitan plaja, French plage and Italian piaggia.

(Hyblaean dialects, by extension) One of many small river lakes or ponds, naturally or artificially made, in Pantalica.


vecchiu

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

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

→ Italian: Vecchio

[ˈvɛːk̟.k̟ʲʊ̠]

Inherited from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.


abbigghiamentu

scn-noun

abbigghiamentu m (plural abbigghiamenti)


jelu

→ Italian: jelu, ielu (regional)

From Latin gelū (“frost, chill”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). Cognate with Asturian xilu, Catalan gel, Occitan gèu, hielo, Portuguese gelo, Italian gelo, Leonese xielu.


boffa

boffi (plural)
buffa (alternative)
mmoffa (alternative)

Ti dugnu na boffa ca ti fazzu firrijari a testa di l'autra banna.

I'll give you a slap that will make your head spin the other way.


cannolu

cannoli (plural)
cannola (plural)
cannuolu (alternative)

→ Italian: cannolo, cannolo siciliano

→ Spanish: cannoli

→ English: cannoli

[kɑ̝n̺ˈn̺ɔː.lʊ̠]

From canna (“tube”) + -olu (diminutive suffix).

suffix

(pastry) cannoli; a traditional Sicilian specialty pastry consisting of a tube filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and other flavorings, typically eaten as a dessert.


taciri

Inherited from Classical Latin taceō, tacēre, from Proto-Italic *takēō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tak-, *tHk-eh₁-.

inh+

(intransitive) to be silent, to keep quiet


taciri

mi ritornu in cantari, / ca forsi longiamenti / ca forsi levimenti / da dimuranza turniria in usatu / di lu troppu taciri

13ᵗʰ century, Stefano Protonotaro, Pir meu cori alligrari [To gladden my own heart]:

I go back to singing; for perhaps, in the long run, the excessive silence might perhaps easily turn from hesitation to habit


puddaru

[pʊ̠ɖˈɖäː.ɾʊ̠]

From Late Latin pullārium, from Latin pullārius (“pertaining to young animals or chicks”), from pullus (“young animal, chick”) from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”). Compare Italian pollaio, Spanish pollero, Portuguese poleiro.

der

henhouse, hencoop, chicken coop, chicken run, roost


puddari

[pʊ̠ɖˈɖäː.ɾɪ̟]


puddastra

puddastri (plural)
puḍḍastra (alternative)

/puɖˈɖaʂːɽa/

[pʊ̠ɖˈɖäʂ.ʂɽɑ̝]

From Late Latin pullastra, from Latin pullus (“chick, chicken”) + -aster, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”). Compare Italian pollastro, pollastra.


puddastri

/pu̞ɖˈɖaʂː.ɽi/

[pʊ̠ɖˈɖäːʂ.ʂɽɪ̟]


famigghi

[fɑ̝ˈmiɟ.ɟɪ̟]


cangiari

cangiari (infinitive)
cangiannu (gerund)
cangiatu (participle past)
cangiu (first-person indicative present singular)
cangii (indicative present second-person singular)
cangi (indicative present second-person singular)
cangia (indicative present singular third-person)
cangiamu (first-person indicative plural present)
cangiati (indicative plural present second-person)
càngianu (indicative plural present third-person)
càngiunu (indicative plural present third-person)
cangiava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cangiavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cangiavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cangiava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cangiàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cangiàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cangiàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cangiàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cangiai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
cangiasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
cangiau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cangiò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
cangiammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cangiamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
cangiàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
cangiàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cangiaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
cangirò (first-person future indicative singular)
cangirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
cangirai (future indicative second-person singular)
cangirà (future indicative singular third-person)
cangiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
cangireti (future indicative plural second-person)
cangiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
cangirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
cangirìa (first-person indicative singular)
cangirissi (indicative second-person singular)
cangirìa (indicative singular third-person)
cangirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
cangirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
cangirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
cangiu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cangii (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cangi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cangia (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cangiamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cangiati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
càngianu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
càngiunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cangiassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cangiassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cangiassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cangiàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cangiàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cangiàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cangia (imperative second-person singular)
cangiassi (imperative singular third-person)
cangiamu (first-person imperative plural)
cangiati (imperative plural second-person)

[kɑ̝ŋˈd͡ʒʲäː.ɾɪ̟]

[kɑ̝ŋˈd͡ʑäː.ɾɪ̟]


studiari

studiari (infinitive)
studiannu (gerund)
studiatu (participle past)
studiu (first-person indicative present singular)
studii (indicative present second-person singular)
studi (indicative present second-person singular)
studia (indicative present singular third-person)
studiamu (first-person indicative plural present)
studiati (indicative plural present second-person)
stùdianu (indicative plural present third-person)
stùdiunu (indicative plural present third-person)
studiava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
studiavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
studiavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
studiava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
studiàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
studiàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
studiàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
studiàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
studiai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
studiasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
studiau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
studiò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
studiammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
studiamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
studiàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
studiàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
studiaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
studirò (first-person future indicative singular)
studirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
studirai (future indicative second-person singular)
studirà (future indicative singular third-person)
studiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
studireti (future indicative plural second-person)
studiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
studirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
studirìa (first-person indicative singular)
studirissi (indicative second-person singular)
studirìa (indicative singular third-person)
studirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
studirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
studirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
studiu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
studii (present second-person singular subjunctive)
studi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
studia (present singular subjunctive third-person)
studiamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
studiati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
stùdianu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
stùdiunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
studiassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
studiassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
studiassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
studiàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
studiàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
studiàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
studia (imperative second-person singular)
studiassi (imperative singular third-person)
studiamu (first-person imperative plural)
studiati (imperative plural second-person)

[st̪ʊ̠ˈd̪jäː.rɪ̟]

[ʃt̪ʊ̠ˈd̪jäː.rɪ̟]

[st̪ʊ̠.d̪ɪ̟ˈäː.rɪ̟]

[ʃt̪ʊ̠.d̪ɪ̟ˈäː.rɪ̟]

From Late Latin studiō, studiāre from Latin studeō. Compare Italian studiare, Spanish estudiar, Portuguese estudar, French étudier via Old French estudier, Venetan studiar.


sturenti

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sturenti m (plural sturenti, feminine sturintissa)

sturenti (plural)
sturintissa (feminine)
studenti (alternative)

[st̪ʊ̠ˈd̪ɛːɳ.ʈ̬ɪ̟]

[st̪ʊ̠ˈɾ̪ɛːɳ.ʈ̬ɪ̟]

[ʃt̪ʊ̠ˈɾ̪ɛːɳ.ʈ̬ɪ̟]

From Latin studentem. Compare Italian studente.


Fauci

English: Fauci, La Fauci

Italian: Fauci, La Fauci


spicu

Ajai, acchiappai u spicu cû jitu nicu dû pedi.

Ouch, I hit the corner with my little toe.


nuncenti

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


lapazza

From Latin alapa + -azza (“diminutive/derogatory suffix”).

Vammi a pigghiari du' lapazzi.

batten; a thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.


Plutarcu

[plʊ̠ˈt̪äːɾ.kʊ̠]

From Latin Plūtarchus, from Ancient Greek Πλούτᾰρχος (Ploútărkhos).

a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Plutarch, notably borne by Luciu Mestriu Plutarcu of Chaeronea (Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus, ca. 46 – 120 C.E.), a celebrated Graeco-Roman philosopher, historian, biographer, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi; best known for his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, a biographical series commonly referred to as Plutarch's Parallel Lives


alfabbetu

alfabbeti (plural)
alfabetu (alternative)
arfabbetu (alternative)
arfabetu (alternative)

[ɑ̝ɫ̪.fɑ̝b.ˈbɛː.t̪ʊ̠]

From Latin alphabētum, from Byzantine Greek ἀλφάβητον (alphábēton) from the accusative of Koine Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos) from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”) + βῆτα (bêta, “beta”).


mènnula

mènnuli (plural)
miènnula (alternative)
mjènnula (alternative)
mìnnula (alternative)
mennula (alternative)

→ Italian: mennula, mendola (regional)

→ Italian: Amendola, Mendola, Mendolia

From Vulgar Latin *(a)mendula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē), of uncertain origin.

Prunus amygdalus
Prunus amygdalus#Translingual

(countable) The seed within the drupe of a small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, considered a culinary nut.

(countable) The tree that produces almonds.

almond:

(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.

almond:

(uncountable) The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.

(uncountable) Flavor or other characteristics of almond.

Ci quagghiau a mènnula?!

Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a pineal/pituitary gland.


casèntaru

casèntari (plural)
casentru (alternative)

From Ancient Greek χᾰ́ος (khắos, “void, empty space”) + ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”).


azzizzari

azzizzari (infinitive)
azzizzannu (gerund)
azzizzatu (participle past)
azzizzu (first-person indicative present singular)
azzizzi (indicative present second-person singular)
azzizza (indicative present singular third-person)
azzizzamu (first-person indicative plural present)
azzizzati (indicative plural present second-person)
azzìzzanu (indicative plural present third-person)
azzìzzunu (indicative plural present third-person)
azzizzava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
azzizzavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
azzizzavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
azzizzava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
azzizzàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
azzizzàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
azzizzàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
azzizzàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
azzizzai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
azzizzasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
azzizzau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
azzizzò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
azzizzammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
azzizzamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
azzizzàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
azzizzàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
azzizzaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
azzizzirò (first-person future indicative singular)
azzizzirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
azzizzirai (future indicative second-person singular)
azzizzirà (future indicative singular third-person)
azzizziremu (first-person future indicative plural)
azzizzireti (future indicative plural second-person)
azzizziriti (future indicative plural second-person)
azzizzirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
azzizzirìa (first-person indicative singular)
azzizzirissi (indicative second-person singular)
azzizzirìa (indicative singular third-person)
azzizzirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
azzizzirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
azzizzirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
azzizzu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
azzizzi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
azzizza (present singular subjunctive third-person)
azzizzamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
azzizzati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
azzìzzanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
azzìzzunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
azzizzassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
azzizzassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
azzizzassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
azzizzàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
azzizzàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
azzizzàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
azzizza (imperative second-person singular)
azzizzassi (imperative singular third-person)
azzizzamu (first-person imperative plural)
azzizzati (imperative plural second-person)

→ Maltese: żżiżża

Derived from Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz, “powerful; excellent; precious”). Alternatively, derived from zizzu (“elegant”).

der

Cc’è a azzizzari lu sidduni,
Cc’è la casa tutta lorda,
E cci sù li scecchi e i muli,
Ch’’un si strigghianu iddi suli.

1881, Salvatore Mamo, “Cuntu I - Lu diavulu ’ngannatu da lu viddanu [Tale 1 - The devil tricked by the peasant]”, in Li cunticeddi de me nanna (overall work in Sicilian), Agrigento: Tipografia E. Romito, stanza 17, page 16:

The packsaddle must be ornated. The whole house is filthy. And the donkeys and mules are not going to curry themselves.

’U sapìa ca l’ aulisi èrunu vassciuliddi r’ avanti, m’ a stu puntu ’n lu puta crìrriri nè ora nè mmai. Ccà l’arti arriva propria! Ora l’azzizzu iu tanticcedda.

1882, Serafino Amabile Guastella, “Note illustrative [Explanatory notes]”, in Vestru - Scene del popolo siciliano (overall work in Italian and Sicilian), Ragusa: Piccitto & Antoci editori, page 52:

I knew people from Avola were dumb, but neither now nor ever I could've believed [they were] to this extent. There's really no going further! I'll put her in her place a little now.

put (someone) in their place
put someone in their place

(transitive, figurative) to put (someone) in their place


pinzeddu

scn-noun

pinzeddu m (plural pinzeddi or pinzedda)

(eye dialect) Alternative form of pinzeḍḍu


agghia

From an unattested Vulgar Latin *alia, from the femininization of Latin alium.
Compare Corsican aglia, Sardinian allu, Italian aglio, Neapolitan aglio, Catalan all, Spanish ajo, Aragonese allo, Portuguese alho.


sillabbazziuni

(linguistics) hyphenation, syllabification (division of a word into syllables)


pirmanenti

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pirmanenti (masculine and feminine plural pirmanenti)


tudiscu

From Medieval Latin or Late Latin theodiscus, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Compare Italian tedesco.


cugghiuni

From Late Latin cōleōnem, derived from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Compare Italian coglione.


pupulazzioni

populazioni (alternative)
populazzioni (alternative)
pupulazioni (alternative)


mpurtari

mpurtari (infinitive)
mpurtannu (gerund)
mpurtatu (participle past)
mpurtu (first-person indicative present singular)
mpurti (indicative present second-person singular)
mpurta (indicative present singular third-person)
mpurtamu (first-person indicative plural present)
mpurtati (indicative plural present second-person)
mpurtanu (indicative plural present third-person)
mpurtunu (indicative plural present third-person)
mpurtava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
mpurtavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
mpurtavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
mpurtava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
mpurtàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
mpurtàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
mpurtàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mpurtàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mpurtai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
mpurtasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
mpurtau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
mpurtò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
mpurtammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
mpurtamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
mpurtàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
mpurtàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
mpurtaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
mpurtirò (first-person future indicative singular)
mpurtirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
mpurtirai (future indicative second-person singular)
mpurtirà (future indicative singular third-person)
mpurtiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
mpurtireti (future indicative plural second-person)
mpurtiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
mpurtirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
mpurtirìa (first-person indicative singular)
mpurtirissi (indicative second-person singular)
mpurtirìa (indicative singular third-person)
mpurtirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
mpurtirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
mpurtirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
mpurtu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
mpurti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
mpurta (present singular subjunctive third-person)
mpurtamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
mpurtati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
mpurtanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mpurtunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
mpurtassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
mpurtassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
mpurtassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mpurtàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
mpurtàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
mpurtàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
mpurta (imperative second-person singular)
mpurtassi (imperative singular third-person)
mpurtamu (first-person imperative plural)
mpurtati (imperative plural second-person)


chiuppu

Populus tremula
Populus tremula#Translingual


cumuni

cumuni (masculine and feminine plural cumuni)


abbezzu

abbezzu (masculine and feminine plural abbezzi)

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


abbersu

abbersu (masculine and feminine plural abbersi)


avversu

avversu (masculine and feminine plural avversi)


avvezzu

avvezzu (masculine and feminine plural avvezzi)


àsinu

Latin asinus, like Italian asino. See the Latin entry for more cognates.


atru

atru (masculine and feminine plural atri)


àvutru

àvutru (masculine and feminine plural àvutri)


dispunìbbili

dispunìbbili (masculine and feminine plural dispunìbbili)

dispunìbbili (feminine masculine plural)
dispunìbili (alternative)


dispunìbili

dispunìbili (masculine and feminine plural dispunìbili)


tàuru

tàvaru (alternative)
tàvuru (alternative)


jarrusu

From Arabic عَرُوسَة (ʕarūsa). Compare Maltese għarusa.

arrusu (alternative)
garrusu (alternative)
iarrusu (alternative)

(offensive, vulgar) A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one.

(offensive, vulgar) A man considered weak, effeminate, timid, pathetic, emotional, non-heteronormative in some way


arrusu

Alternative form of garrusu (Silent g is apheretic)


pripusizzioni

pripusizzioni (plural)
pripusizioni (alternative)


nùmmiru

nùmmira (plural)
nùmmaru (alternative)
nùmmuru (alternative)

→ Maltese: numru

From Old French nombre, nonbre, from Latin numerus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to assign, allot; take”). Sicilian ùmmira and Sicilian mmiriacu.


cungiunzioni

cungiunzioni (plural)
cugnunzioni (alternative)
cuniunzioni (alternative)
cunjunzioni (alternative)

→ Maltese: konġunzjoni


faviatu

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faviatu (masculine and feminine plural faviati)


mirè

midemma (alternative)
midè (alternative)
miremma (alternative)
midemmi (alternative)
uremma (alternative)
videmma (alternative)
videmmi (alternative)
vidè (alternative)
virè (alternative)
viremma (alternative)


àncilu

àncili (plural)
àngilu (alternative)
ànciulu (alternative)
àngiulu (alternative)

→ Maltese: anġlu

[ˈän̠ʲt͡ʃɪlʊ]

Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). Cognate with Italian angelo.


ànciulu

[ˈän̠ʲt͡ʃʊlʊ]


àngilu

[ˈän̠ʲd͡ʒɪlʊ]


àngiulu

[ˈän̠ʲd͡ʒʊlʊ]


miluni

From Late Latin melonem, from Latin melopeponem (“type of pumpkin”), from Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn), from μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”) + πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).


Liotru

From an intermediate *(I)liot(u)ru, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἡλιόδωρος (Hēliódōros) (in particular from Heliodorus of Catania). Cognate with Old Italian Eliodoro.

a male given name, equivalent to English Heliodorus

(by extension) the emblematic monumental howdah, placed in the central square of Catania, made of lava stone and carrying an obelisk on its back; depicting an elephant that was said to have been tamed and led by Heliodorus himself.


ncapu

Uniberbation of di + 'n + capu, from Vulgar Latin in capum, from Vulgar Latin in + capus, from caput. Cognate to Neapolitan ncoppa.


ncoḍḍu

From Vulgar Latin in collum, from Latin in + collum. Cognate to Neapolitan ncuollo.


spillonga

spillonghi (plural)
spillunga (alternative)

Uncertain. Maybe variation of an earliest form spirlonga so that it can possibly come from Latin ex + perlongus (“very long, which lasts a long time”). Alternatively from a variation of Latin bis + longus (“long twice”). Compare Italian spilungone, Spanish pilongo, Portuguese pilungo.

large oval serving plate, usually made of ceramic


tannura

From Arabic تَنُّور (tannūr). Compare Catalan atanor, English athanor, Italian atanor, Spanish atanor.

cook stove, typically placed in front of a large oven


sausizza

sausizzi (plural)
sasizza (alternative)
sosizza (alternative)

From Late Latin [farta] salsīcia, ultimately from Latin sāl (“salt”).


sacra dâ sasizza

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sacra dâ sasizza f (plural sacre dâ sasizza)

From the visual resemblance of the human penis to a sasizza.

(slang, derogatory) A gathering with many more men than women; sausage party


fera 'ô luni

feri 'ô luni (plural)
fera dû luni (alternative Standard-Sicilian)
fera o' luni (alternative)
fera o luni (alternative)

[ˈfɛːɾä ɔː ˈluːnɪ]

Literally “fair of the Monday”. The preposition dû, from di combined with the definite article u, becomes dô in the Eastern Sicilian dialects, often pronounced rhotically rô [ɾɔː] and even ô [ɔː], by apheresis.

A historical large, public market in the center of Catania, Sicily, originally held only on Mondays. It is now open on all working mornings.


diciottu

diciadottu (alternative)
diciarottu (alternative)


scuttari

scuttari (infinitive)
scuttannu (gerund)
scuttatu (participle past)
scuttu (first-person indicative present singular)
scutti (indicative present second-person singular)
scutta (indicative present singular third-person)
scuttamu (first-person indicative plural present)
scuttati (indicative plural present second-person)
scòttanu (indicative plural present third-person)
scòttunu (indicative plural present third-person)
scuttava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
scuttavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
scuttavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
scuttava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
scuttàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
scuttàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
scuttàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
scuttàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
scuttai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
scuttasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
scuttau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
scuttò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
scuttammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
scuttamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
scuttàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
scuttàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
scuttaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
scuttirò (first-person future indicative singular)
scuttirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
scuttirai (future indicative second-person singular)
scuttirà (future indicative singular third-person)
scuttiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
scuttireti (future indicative plural second-person)
scuttiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
scuttirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
scuttirìa (first-person indicative singular)
scuttirissi (indicative second-person singular)
scuttirìa (indicative singular third-person)
scuttirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
scuttirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
scuttirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
scuttu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
scutti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
scutta (present singular subjunctive third-person)
scuttamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
scuttati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
scòttanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
scòttunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
scuttassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
scuttassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
scuttassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
scuttàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
scuttàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
scuttàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
scutta (imperative second-person singular)
scuttassi (imperative singular third-person)
scuttamu (first-person imperative plural)
scuttati (imperative plural second-person)

From Frankish *skott, *skatt (“tax”), from Proto-Germanic *skattaz (“wealth; money”). Compare German Schatz (“treasure”) and Italian scotto.


scìpitu

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

scìpita (feminine singular)
scìpiti (feminine masculine plural)

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


pacchiu

Italian: pacchio

From Vulgar Latin *patlus, from Latin patulus (“open, spread out”). Cognate with Italian pacchia. Compare sticchiu.

(vulgar, slang) The female genitalia; the vulva and/or vagina

(vulgar, slang) sexually attractive woman


cabbasisi

From Arabic حَبّ الْعَزِيز (ḥabb al-ʕazīz, “chufa, tiger nut”).

der

حَبّ الْعَزِيز

Cci sta' scassannu i cabbasisi!


jiti

From an unattested Vulgar Latin *blēta, from Latin bēta (from which it takes the feminine gender) by contamination of blitum (a kind of spinach) (from which it changed the original ⟨bl-⟩ into ⟨j-⟩). Compare Sicilian gidi, Italian bieta, Catalan bleda~bledera, French blette.
The transition from bl- to j- in is typical in the south-eastern area of Sicily, compare also Sicilian jancu, jastimia and Jasi (“Blaise”).

ajiti (alternative)
agghiti (alternative)
gedi (alternative)
gidi (alternative)
geji (alternative)
nciti (alternative)
aiti (alternative)
iti (alternative)

Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris#Translingual


cucuzzeḍḍa 'i sonnu

From cucuzzeḍḍa (“zucchini”) + 'i (apheretical form of di (“of”)) + sonnu (“sleep”).

Papaver somniferum
Papaver somniferum#Translingual

Papaver somniferum, the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted


cucuzzeḍḍa

[ˌkʊkʊtˈt͡sɛɖɖa]

From Sicilian cucuzza, derived from Late Latin cucutia, from Latin cucurbita. Compare Italian cocuzza, Italian zucca.


Castigghia

[kɑ̝sˈt̪iɟ.ɟɑ̝]

From Medieval Latin Castella, from the plural of Latin castellum (“castle, fort, citadel”), diminutive of castrum (“fortress”), reportedly in reference to the central region of Hispānia as terra castellorum (“land of castles”). Compare French Castille, Italian Castiglia, Portuguese Castela, Spanish Castilla, English Castile.

(historical) Castile (a medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain)

Castile (A vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile)


tirari

tirari (infinitive)
tirannu (gerund)
tiratu (participle past)
tiru (first-person indicative present singular)
tiri (indicative present second-person singular)
tira (indicative present singular third-person)
tiramu (first-person indicative plural present)
tirati (indicative plural present second-person)
tìranu (indicative plural present third-person)
tìrunu (indicative plural present third-person)
tirava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
tiravu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
tiravi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
tirava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
tiràvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
tiràvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
tiràvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
tiràvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
tirai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
tirasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
tirau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
tirò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
tirammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
tiramu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
tiràstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
tiràrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
tiraru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
tirirò (first-person future indicative singular)
tirirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
tirirai (future indicative second-person singular)
tirirà (future indicative singular third-person)
tiriremu (first-person future indicative plural)
tirireti (future indicative plural second-person)
tiririti (future indicative plural second-person)
tirirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
tirirìa (first-person indicative singular)
tiririssi (indicative second-person singular)
tirirìa (indicative singular third-person)
tirirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
tirirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
tirirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
tiru (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tiri (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tira (present singular subjunctive third-person)
tiramu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
tirati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
tìranu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tìrunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tirassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
tirassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
tirassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tiràssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tiràssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
tiràssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
tira (imperative second-person singular)
tirassi (imperative singular third-person)
tiramu (first-person imperative plural)
tirati (imperative plural second-person)

[t̪ɪˈɾäː.ɾɪ̟]


arrisbigghiari

From a- + Old French resveiller (possibly via Italian risvegliare), from re- + Vulgar Latin *exvigilō, exvigilāre, variant of Latin evigilō, evigilāre.

com

arrisbigliari (alternative)
arrisvigghiari (alternative)
arrusbigghiari (alternative)


vermu

vermi (plural)
vermi (alternative)
viermi (alternative)
vjermi (alternative)
vemmu (alternative)
vemmi (alternative)

From Latin vermis (“worm”). Compare Italian, Portuguese, and Galician verme, Venetan vemmo.


cumpagnu

From Late Latin companiō, from Latin cum + panis. Cognates include Italian compagno and French copain and, more distantly, English companion.


staggiuni

staggiuni (plural)
stagiuni (alternative)
staciuni (alternative)

→ Maltese: staġun

From Latin stātiōnem, the accusative singular of stātiō. Doublet of stazzioni.


stazzioni

stazzioni (plural)
stazioni (alternative)

From Latin stātiōnem, the accusative singular of stātiō. Doublet of staggiuni.


scrotu

[ˈʃkrɔː.t̪ʊ̠]


travagghiu

travagghi (plural)
travagliu (alternative)

[ʈɽɑ̝ˈväɟ.ɟʊ̠]

job, duty; work, activity, labor, operation; workplace

travagghiu dulurusu

tiresome toil, grueling effort, exhausting exertion; travail


travagghi

/ʈɽaˈvaɡ̟.ɡ̟ʲi/

[ʈɽɑ̝ˈväɟ.ɟɪ̟]

[ʈ͡ʂɑ̝ˈväɟ.ɟɪ̟]

plural of travagghiu (“job, duty; work, labor; effort, exertion; toil, travail”)


mafiusu

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

mafiusa (feminine singular)
mafiusi (feminine masculine plural)

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

Pari tuttu mafiusu.

(by extension) Presumptuous, forward or impudent.


mafiusu

→ Italian: mafioso

Nun fari u mafiusu cu mia.

a Mafioso, a member of the Mafia, a mobster


acchianari

acchianari (infinitive)
acchianannu (gerund)
acchianatu (participle past)
acchianu (first-person indicative present singular)
acchiani (indicative present second-person singular)
acchiana (indicative present singular third-person)
acchianamu (first-person indicative plural present)
acchianati (indicative plural present second-person)
acchiànanu (indicative plural present third-person)
acchiànunu (indicative plural present third-person)
acchianava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
acchianavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
acchianavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
acchianava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
acchianàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
acchianàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
acchianàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
acchianàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
acchianai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
acchianasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
acchianau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
acchianò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
acchianammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
acchianamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
acchianàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
acchianàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
acchianaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
acchianirò (first-person future indicative singular)
acchianirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
acchianirai (future indicative second-person singular)
acchianirà (future indicative singular third-person)
acchianiremu (first-person future indicative plural)
acchianireti (future indicative plural second-person)
acchianiriti (future indicative plural second-person)
acchianirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
acchianirìa (first-person indicative singular)
acchianirissi (indicative second-person singular)
acchianirìa (indicative singular third-person)
acchianirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
acchianirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
acchianirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
acchianu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
acchiani (present second-person singular subjunctive)
acchiana (present singular subjunctive third-person)
acchianamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
acchianati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
acchiànanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
acchiànunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
acchianassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
acchianassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
acchianassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
acchianàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
acchianàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
acchianàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
acchiana (imperative second-person singular)
acchianassi (imperative singular third-person)
acchianamu (first-person imperative plural)
acchianati (imperative plural second-person)

[äcːäˈnäːɾɪ]

From Late Latin applānō, applānāre, from Latin ab- (“from, away”) + plānus (“level, flat”, whence the adjective chianu), with the sense of “moving away from the ground”.

(transitive) to take or bring something upwards; to raise


puma d'amuri

pumi d'amuri (plural)
pumadamuri (alternative)
pumu d'amuri (alternative)
pumudamuri (alternative)

[ˌpumä ɾ‿äˈmuːɾɪ]

Literally “love apple”, but a possible corruption of Spanish poma de moros (literally “fruit of Moors”). See Italian pomodoro and French pomme d’amour.


Maugeri

English: Maugeri

Italian: Mauceri, Maugeri, Malgeri


ballari

ballari (infinitive)
ballannu (gerund)
ballatu (participle past)
ballu (first-person indicative present singular)
balli (indicative present second-person singular)
balla (indicative present singular third-person)
ballamu (first-person indicative plural present)
ballati (indicative plural present second-person)
bàllanu (indicative plural present third-person)
bàllunu (indicative plural present third-person)
ballava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ballavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ballavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ballava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ballàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ballàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ballàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ballàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ballai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
ballasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
ballau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ballò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ballammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ballamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ballàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
ballàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ballaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ballirò (first-person future indicative singular)
ballirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
ballirai (future indicative second-person singular)
ballirà (future indicative singular third-person)
balliremu (first-person future indicative plural)
ballireti (future indicative plural second-person)
balliriti (future indicative plural second-person)
ballirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
ballirìa (first-person indicative singular)
ballirissi (indicative second-person singular)
ballirìa (indicative singular third-person)
ballirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
ballirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
ballirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
ballu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
balli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
balla (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ballamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ballati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
bàllanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
bàllunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ballassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ballassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ballassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ballàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ballàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ballàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
balla (imperative second-person singular)
ballassi (imperative singular third-person)
ballamu (first-person imperative plural)
ballati (imperative plural second-person)
abballari (alternative)
a-ballari (alternative)

[bɑ̝lˈlä.ɾɪ̟]

From Late Latin ballō, ballāre, perhaps from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō, “to dance, jump about”) found in Sicilian Greek dialects spoken in Magna Graecia. Compare Italian ballare, Sardinian ballare, Venetan bałar, French baller, Asturian baillar, Spanish bailar, Portuguese bailar.


amuninni

By aphesis from jamuninni, jemuninni, first-person plural imperative of jirisinni (“to go away”), formed from jiri (“to go”, here jamu “let's go”) + si (“oneself”, here ni “ourselves”) + nni (“from here/there”). Compare Italian andiamocene, Neapolitan iamunìnni or Neapolitan jammuncenne, French allons-y.

affix

here <i class="Latn mention" lang="scn">jamu</i> “let's go”

here <i class="Latn mention" lang="scn">ni</i> “ourselves”

an expression of encouragement, disbelief, insistence, etc.: come on, go on, let's go


La Russa

Italian: Russo, La Russa

From the femmine of lu (“the”) + russu (“red(head)”).

A Russa (alternative)
Russu (alternative)


Buscema

→ English: Buscema, Buscemi

→ Italian: Buscema, Buscemi

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو شَامَة (ʔabū šāma, literally “the one with the mole”). Doublet of Buxema.

bor+

أَبُو شَامَة

Buscemi (a small town on the Hyblaean Mountains, in Sicily, Italy)


beḍḍu

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

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

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

Sta casa è beḍḍa.

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


biḍḍizza

biḍḍizzi (plural)
biddizza (alternative)

[bɪˈɖːit͡ːsä]

From Vulgar Latin *bellitia, from Latin bellus, equivalent to beḍḍu + -izza. Compare Italian bellezza.

(uncountable or countable) beauty (all senses)


biḍḍicchiu

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

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

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


tulimaicu

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

tulimaica (feminine singular)
tulimaici (feminine masculine plural)

[t̪ʊ.lɪˈmäɪ̯.kʊ̠]

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

der

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


rijina

Italian: Riina, Reina


virvogna

virvogni (plural)
virivogna (alternative)
briogna (alternative)

From Late Latin *vereconnia, from Latin verecundia.
Compare Italian vergogna.


sirbizzu

sirbizza (plural)
surbizzu (alternative)
subbizzu (alternative)
sibbizzu (alternative)

From Latin servitium.
Compare Italian servizio, Portuguese serviço, Spanish servicio,


sèrbiri

sirbiri (infinitive)
sirbennu (gerund)
sirbutu (participle past)
sirbu (first-person indicative present singular)
sirbi (indicative present second-person singular)
sirbi (indicative present singular third-person)
sirbemu (first-person indicative plural present)
sirbiti (indicative plural present second-person)
sèrbinu (indicative plural present third-person)
sèrbunu (indicative plural present third-person)
sirbìa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sirbivi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sirbìa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sirbìamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sirbìavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sirbìanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sirbivi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sirbìi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sirbisti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sirbìu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sirbemmu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sirbìstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
sirberu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sirbirìa (first-person indicative singular)
sirbirissi (indicative second-person singular)
sirbirìa (indicative singular third-person)
sirbirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
sirbirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
sirbirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
sirbu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sirbi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sirbi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sirbemu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sirbiti (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sèrbinu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sèrbunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sirbissi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sirbissi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sirbissi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sirbìssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sirbìssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sirbìssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sirbi (imperative second-person singular)
sirbissi (imperative singular third-person)
sirbemu (first-person imperative plural)
sirbiti (imperative plural second-person)
sèbbiri (alternative)
sèrviri (alternative)
sèvviri (alternative)

mi sèrbinu cincu pizzi


tzitzi

From Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).


Ciccu

Hypocoristic form of the personal name Franziscu ~ Franciscu.

a male given name from Franciscu, equivalent to English Francis


bellu

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

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

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

Stu manciari parissi bellu.


munnizza

From Latin immunditia (“dirt, untidiness”), from immundus (“dirty”), from im- (“without, not”) + mundus (“clean, elegant”).


ghissu

Alternative form of jissu (“gypsum; chalk”)


nannu

→ Maltese: nannu

jiri comu li ganghi di me nannu

li cartuleggi di so nannu

Chi ura di chiànciri a me nannu!

Cu voli a so nannu si lu preja.

Si me nannu nun fussi mortu, ancora sarrìa vivu.

nannu (di) Carnilivari

mòriri lu nannu

Local folkloric figure personification of Carnival, a dummy resembling a devil that is lit up at the end of the festivities.

(colloquial) Term to address old men. grandpa, gramps


San Marinu

San Marino (a landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, located within the borders of Italy)

San Marino (the capital city of San Marino)


Groenlannia

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)


riflissioni

2017, Gaetano Cipolla, Arba Sicula XXXVIII, St. John's University, page 8

ARBA SICULA is, above all else, the overdue reflection of a felt need by an established ethnic community of the United States of America to define, preserve and disseminate our ancient heritage in order to assure its undistorted survival.

“ARBA SICULA, prima di tuttu, la riflissioni in ritardu, di na nicissità sintuta di na cumunità etnica stabiluta nni li Stati Uniti d’America pi difiniri, prisirvari e diffunniri la nostra antica eredità p’assicurari la so vera supravvivenza."


in ritardu

ARBA SICULA, prima di tuttu, la riflissioni in ritardu, di na nicissità sintuta di na cumunità etnica stabiluta nni li Stati Uniti d’America pi difiniri, prisirvari e diffunniri la nostra antica eredità p’assicurari la so vera supravvivenza.

2017, Gaetano Cipolla, Arba Sicula XXXVIII, St John's University, page 8:


difiniri

2017, Gaetano Cipolli, Arba Sicula XXXVIII, St. John's University, page 8

"“ARBA SICULA is, above all else, the overdue reflection of a felt need by an established ethnic community of the United States of America to define, preserve and disseminate our ancient heritage in order to assure its undistorted survival."


prisirvari

prisirvari (infinitive)
prisirvannu (gerund)
prisirvatu (participle past)
prisirvu (first-person indicative present singular)
prisirvi (indicative present second-person singular)
prisirva (indicative present singular third-person)
prisirvamu (first-person indicative plural present)
prisirvati (indicative plural present second-person)
prisìrvanu (indicative plural present third-person)
prisìrvunu (indicative plural present third-person)
prisirvava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
prisirvavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
prisirvavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
prisirvava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
prisirvàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
prisirvàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
prisirvàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
prisirvàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
prisirvai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
prisirvasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
prisirvau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
prisirvò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
prisirvammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
prisirvamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
prisirvàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
prisirvàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
prisirvaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
prisirvirò (first-person future indicative singular)
prisirvirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
prisirvirai (future indicative second-person singular)
prisirvirà (future indicative singular third-person)
prisirviremu (first-person future indicative plural)
prisirvireti (future indicative plural second-person)
prisirviriti (future indicative plural second-person)
prisirvirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
prisirvirìa (first-person indicative singular)
prisirvirissi (indicative second-person singular)
prisirvirìa (indicative singular third-person)
prisirvirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
prisirvirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
prisirvirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
prisirvu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
prisirvi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
prisirva (present singular subjunctive third-person)
prisirvamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
prisirvati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
prisìrvanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
prisìrvunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
prisirvassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
prisirvassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
prisirvassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
prisirvàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
prisirvàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
prisirvàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
prisirva (imperative second-person singular)
prisirvassi (imperative singular third-person)
prisirvamu (first-person imperative plural)
prisirvati (imperative plural second-person)

ARBA SICULA, prima di tuttu, la riflissioni in ritardu, di na nicissità sintuta di na cumunità etnica stabiluta nni li Stati Uniti d’America pi difiniri, prisirvari e diffunniri la nostra antica eredità p’assicurari la so vera supravvivenza.


-aru

From Latin -ārius -ārium. Doublet of -eri.

vacca (“cow”) + -aru → vaccaru (“cowboy”)

pècura (“sheep”) + -aru → picuraru (“shepherd”)

paninu (“panino”) + -aru → paninaru (“paninaro”)

binzina (“sheep”) + -aru → binzinaru (“shepherd”)

forms occupations and other agent nouns from nouns

pani (“bread”) + -aru → panaru (“bread basket”)

forms objects designed for use with another object


zoccu

Univerbation of zò + cu, equivalent of Italian ciò che. Compare coccu.

soccu (alternative)
nzoccu (alternative)

Zoccu vota cci jemu.


zoccu

Zoccu voi?

Addumànnaci zoccu vonnu.

(interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.

Iḍḍu sapi zoccu voli

(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.

Fazzu zoccu pozzu p'ajutàriti.

Zoccu è meu è tou

(fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.


anticu

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

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

Notu 'ntica.

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

Nu scritturi anticu.

U mpiru anticu.

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

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


anticu

antichi (plural)
ânticu (alternative)
'nticu (alternative)
nticu (alternative)

Comu fìciru ântichi.

(mainly at plural) The ancient ones, the ancestors, forefathers


bicichetta

bicicretta (alternative)
bricigretta (alternative)
biscigretta (alternative)
bicigretta (alternative)


ntiniri

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

ntinira (feminine singular)
ntiniri (feminine masculine plural)


sdisinnatu

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

sdisinnata (feminine singular)
sdisinnati (feminine masculine plural)


assinnatu

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

assinnata (feminine singular)
assinnati (feminine masculine plural)


mmrignatu

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

mmrignata (feminine singular)
mmrignati (feminine masculine plural)


jaddu

jaddi (plural)
aḍḍu (alternative)
gaḍḍu (alternative)
jaḍḍu (alternative)


bigliettu

biglietti (plural)
bigghiettu (alternative)


cusunuvru

storax (liquid resin of the storax tree)


lumiuni

limiuni (alternative)
ddimiuni (alternative)


-èsimu

Attached to numerals to form ordinal numbers.


màrmuru

màrmura (plural)
màrmaru (alternative)
màrmiru (alternative)
màmmaru (alternative)
màmmiru (alternative)
màmmuru (alternative)
marmaru (alternative)
marmiru (alternative)
marmuru (alternative)
mammaru (alternative)
mammiru (alternative)
mammuru (alternative)

From the masculinization of Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros).
Compare Albanian marmur, Aromanian marmuri, English marble, Galician mármore, Italian marmo, Portuguese mármore, Romanian marmură, Sardinian màrmuri, Asturian and Spanish mármol, Venetan màrmaro.


pirdutu

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

pirduta (feminine singular)
pirduti (feminine masculine plural)


direzzioni

→ Maltese: direzzjoni


lamintatu

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

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


lamintiatu

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

lamintiata (feminine singular)
lamintiati (feminine masculine plural)


matutinu

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

matutina (feminine singular)
matutini (feminine masculine plural)

early, of or pertaining to the early morning


ùmmira

Alternative form of ummra (dieretic variant)


sunnari

sunnari (infinitive)
sunnannu (gerund)
sunnatu (participle past)
sunnu (first-person indicative present singular)
sunni (indicative present second-person singular)
sunna (indicative present singular third-person)
sunnamu (first-person indicative plural present)
sunnati (indicative plural present second-person)
sonnanu (indicative plural present third-person)
sonnunu (indicative plural present third-person)
sunnava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sunnavu (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sunnavi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sunnava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sunnàvamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sunnàvavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sunnàvanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sunnàvunu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sunnai (first-person indicative preterite singular)
sunnasti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
sunnau (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sunnò (indicative preterite singular third-person)
sunnammu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sunnamu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
sunnàstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
sunnàrunu (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sunnaru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
sunnirò (first-person future indicative singular)
sunnirogghiu (first-person future indicative singular)
sunnirai (future indicative second-person singular)
sunnirà (future indicative singular third-person)
sunniremu (first-person future indicative plural)
sunnireti (future indicative plural second-person)
sunniriti (future indicative plural second-person)
sunnirannu (future indicative plural third-person)
sunnirìa (first-person indicative singular)
sunnirissi (indicative second-person singular)
sunnirìa (indicative singular third-person)
sunnirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
sunnirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
sunnirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
sunnu (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sunni (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sunna (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sunnamu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sunnati (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sonnanu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sonnunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sunnassi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sunnassi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sunnassi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sunnàssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sunnàssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sunnàssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sunna (imperative second-person singular)
sunnassi (imperative singular third-person)
sunnamu (first-person imperative plural)
sunnati (imperative plural second-person)
nzunnari (alternative)

By surface analysis, sonnu (“sleep”, noun) + -ari (verb-forming suffix). Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *somnāre; cf. Neapolitan sonnare.


lepru

→ Maltese: liebru

lebbru (alternative)
dièvuru (alternative)


arrastiari

to follow the footsteps of a wild animal


cucùmmuru

cucùmmuri (plural)
cucùmmaru (alternative)
cucùmmiru (alternative)


diciaciu

disaciu (alternative)
disagiu (alternative)
disaggiu (alternative)


diciannuvèsimu

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

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


diciuttèsimu

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

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


diciassittèsimu

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

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


sidicèsimu

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

sidicèsima (feminine singular)
sidicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


chinnicèsimu

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

chinnicèsima (feminine singular)
chinnicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


diciassettèsimu

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

diciassettèsima (feminine singular)
diciassettèsimi (feminine masculine plural)

Alternative form of diciassittèsimu (“seventeenth”)


diciottèsimu

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

diciottèsima (feminine singular)
diciottèsimi (feminine masculine plural)

Alternative form of diciuttèsimu (“eighteenth”)


diciannovèsimu

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

diciannovèsima (feminine singular)
diciannovèsimi (feminine masculine plural)

Alternative form of diciannuvèsimu (“nineteenth”)


dicisetti

Alternative form of diciassetti (“seventeen”)


quattordicèsimu

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

quattordicèsima (feminine singular)
quattordicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


tridicèsimu

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

tridicèsima (feminine singular)
tridicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


dudicèsimu

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

dudicèsima (feminine singular)
dudicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


unnicèsimu

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

unnicèsima (feminine singular)
unnicèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


dècimu

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

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


dèciumu

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

dèciuma (feminine singular)
dèciumi (feminine masculine plural)


uttavu

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

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


ottavu

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

ottava (feminine singular)
ottavi (feminine masculine plural)


sèttimu

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

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


sèttumu

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

sèttuma (feminine singular)
sèttumi (feminine masculine plural)


quartu

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

quarta (feminine singular)
quarti (feminine masculine plural)


terzu

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

terza (feminine singular)
terzi (feminine masculine plural)


secunnu

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

secunna (feminine singular)
secunni (feminine masculine plural)


vintèsimu

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

vintèsima (feminine singular)
vintèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


trintèsimu

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

trintèsima (feminine singular)
trintèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


quarantèsimu

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

quarantèsima (feminine singular)
quarantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


cinquantèsimu

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

cinquantèsima (feminine singular)
cinquantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


sissantèsimu

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

sissantèsima (feminine singular)
sissantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


sittantèsimu

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

sittantèsima (feminine singular)
sittantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


uttantèsimu

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

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


nuvantèsimu

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

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


cintèsimu

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

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


millèsimu

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

millèsima (feminine singular)
millèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


centèsimu

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

centèsima (feminine singular)
centèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


novantèsimu

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

novantèsima (feminine singular)
novantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


ottantèsimu

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

ottantèsima (feminine singular)
ottantèsimi (feminine masculine plural)


negoziu

negozziu (alternative)
nigozziu (alternative)
nigoziu (alternative)
nicozziu (alternative)
nicoziu (alternative)


àuru

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

àura (feminine singular)
àuri (feminine masculine plural)

(Eye dialect spelling) Alternative form of àguru


stissu

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

stissa (feminine singular)
stissi (feminine masculine plural)


cuntatinu

From cuntatu (“countryside”) + -inu, ultimately from Latin comitatus. Compare Italian contadino.


ciàguru

ciàguri (plural)
çàguru (alternative)
çauru (alternative)
çaru (alternative)
çâru (alternative)
ciauru (alternative)
ciaru (alternative)
ciàvuru (alternative)
ciairu (alternative)
ciàviru (alternative)
sciauru (alternative)
sciàuru (alternative)
sciairu (alternative)
sciàiru (alternative)
sciaru (alternative)
sciâru (alternative)
çiàguru (alternative)
hiàguru (alternative)
xhiàguru (alternative)
xhàguru (alternative)
xiàguru (alternative)
xàguru (alternative)
hjàguru (alternative)
xhjàguru (alternative)
xjàguru (alternative)

From Vulgar Latin *flag(u)rum, from Late Latin flāgrāre, by dissimilation from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂gro-, from *bʰreh₂g- (“to smell”) + *-ro-. See also Latin flator and English flavour. Compare àguru, nìguru, màguru.


internu

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

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


nternu

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

nterna (feminine singular)
nterni (feminine masculine plural)


Scuteri

English: Scuteri, Scuderi

Italian: Scuteri, Scuderi

From scuteri, ultimately from Latin scūtārius (“shieldmaker”) (with a change of desinence from a classical -ārius to a vulgar -eri). By surface analysis, scutu (“schield”) + -eri (“occupational suffix”).


vuci

vuci (plural)
'uci (alternative)
uci (alternative)

A vuci umana è u cchiù anticu strummentu musicali dâ storia.

The human voice is the oldest musical instrument in history.

Àvi na vuci duci.

A so' 'uci vascia ci pirmisi di 'ddivintari u vasciu dû coru.H

is low voice allowed him to become a bass in the choir.

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

(phonetics) Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.

That which is communicated; message; meaning.

(figurative) An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered

(literature) A particular style or way of writing that expresses a certain tone or feeling.

U sistema virbali dû latinu àvi du' vuci, attiva e passiva.

The verbal system of Latin has two voices, active and passive.

(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

U tema di stu pezzu passa sempri pî so' tri vuci.

The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.

(music) In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.


màguru

head

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

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

→ Italian: Magro

→? Italian: Mauro, Di Mauro

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

Chondrus crispus
Chondrus crispus#Translingual

Calliblepharis jubata
Calliblepharis jubata

Grateloupia filicina
Grateloupia filicina

Gigartina acicularis
Gigartina acicularis

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


jusu

Inherited from Late Latin iūsum~iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.


cacumbaru

cacumbari (plural)
cucummaràra (alternative)

From Ancient Greek κόμαρος (kómaros, “strawberry tree”).

bor

Arbutus unedo
Arbutus unedo#Translingual

strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo (regional, Calabrian)


chiummu

chiummi (plural)
ghiummu (alternative)
chiumbu (alternative)

→ Maltese: ċomb

Inherited from Latin plumbum (“lead”). Compare Italian piombo and Neapolitan chiummo.

acchiummari

to plumb, to use a plumb bob as an aligning tool

caminari cu li pedi di chiummu

fari li cosi cu lu chiummu e lu cumpassu

to do things with the plumb bob and compass


sucu

From Latin sūcus (“juice”). Cognate with Italian succo~sugo.

(figuratively) strength, vitality, rigor, energy, life

(countable, uncountable) A thick sauce made from the fat (usually pork) or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.

(uncountable, by extension, chiefly Italian-American) Sauce used for pasta.


taḍḍarita

taḍḍariti (plural)
taḍḍarica (alternative)
tutturiḍḍa (alternative)

→ Italian: Tallarita

→ Translingual: Tadarida

ta‧ḍḍa‧rì‧ta

From an earlier Vulgar Latin *tallarita, from the metathesis of λαχταρίδα (lachtarída), possibly through νυχτερίδα (nukhterída), from νυκτερίς (nukterís).

Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.


Mauceri

English: Mauceri

Italian: Mauceri

(desonorized form of) a surname, Maugeri


pumadoru

Alternative form of pummadoru (“tomato”)


pummadoru

scn-noun

pummadoru m (plural pummadori or pummadora)

pummadori (plural)
pummadora (plural)
pumaduoru (alternative)
pumaroru (alternative)
pumaruoru (alternative)
pumidoru (alternative)
pumadoru (alternative)
pummaroru (alternative)
pummaruoru (alternative)
pummidoru (alternative)
pummudoru (alternative)

Univerbation of pumu (“apple, fruit”) + d' (“of”) + oru (“gold”), literally “golden apple”. Possibly owing to the fact that the first varieties of tomatoes arriving in Europe and spreading from Spain to Italy and North Africa were yellow. Compare Italian pomodoro and Neapolitan pummarola.

univerbation

sarsa di pummadoru

pasta cû pummadoru

an Sicilian food typically prepared with pasta, olive oil, fresh tomatoes, basil, and various other fresh ingredients.


migghiu

Back-formation from the plural migghia (like Corsican migliu, Italian miglio), from Latin mīlia n pl (“thousand”) in the phrase mīlia passuum (“thousand paces”). Doublet of milli, middi.


fùjiri

fujiri (infinitive)
fujennu (gerund)
fujutu (participle past)
fuju (first-person indicative present singular)
fuji (indicative present second-person singular)
fuji (indicative present singular third-person)
fujemu (first-person indicative plural present)
fujiti (indicative plural present second-person)
fùjinu (indicative plural present third-person)
fùjunu (indicative plural present third-person)
fujìa (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
fujivi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
fujìa (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
fujìamu (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
fujìavu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
fujìanu (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
fujivi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
fujìi (first-person indicative preterite singular)
fujisti (indicative preterite second-person singular)
fujìu (indicative preterite singular third-person)
fujemmu (first-person indicative plural preterite)
fujìstivu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
fujeru (indicative plural preterite third-person)
fujirìa (first-person indicative singular)
fujirissi (indicative second-person singular)
fujirìa (indicative singular third-person)
fujirìamu (first-person indicative plural)
fujirìavu (indicative plural second-person)
fujirìanu (indicative plural third-person)
fuju (first-person present singular subjunctive)
fuji (present second-person singular subjunctive)
fuji (present singular subjunctive third-person)
fujemu (first-person plural present subjunctive)
fujiti (plural present second-person subjunctive)
fùjinu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fùjunu (plural present subjunctive third-person)
fujissi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
fujissi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
fujissi (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fujìssimu (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
fujìssivu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fujìssiru (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fuji (imperative second-person singular)
fujissi (imperative singular third-person)
fujemu (first-person imperative plural)
fujiti (imperative plural second-person)
fùiri (alternative)

(ambitransitive) to escape, run away, scurry away