ḍḍocu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • ḍḍuocu (diphthongized)
  • ddocu, dduocu (eye dialect)

Etymology

From the retroflection of earlier (i)llocu, inherited from Latin illōc. Compare Italian loco, Old French iluec (“there, in that place”), English ad loc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɖɖ(w)ɔ.ku/, [ˈɖːɔ.kʊ], [ˈɖːwɔ.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -(w)ɔkʊ
  • Hyphenation: ḍḍò‧cu

Adverb

ḍḍocu

  1. At or in a distant but indicated place; yonder; thither

See also

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