â-

Sicilian

Etymology

Generated after the crasis of one of the (“illiquid”) definite article u, a or i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aː/

Article

â- m pl or f pl (plural â-)

  1. (crasis of the definite article, colloquial) the, colloquial form of u, a, i when followers by a Word starting with a vowel
    I jisti a 'ccattari ârancini.
    Did you go shopping the arancini.
    I jisti a cògghiri âjiti.
    Did you go pick the beets.
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