Xurtinu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Doublet of Sciurtinu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃːuɾˈti.nu/, [ʃːʊɾˈti.nʊ], [ʃːʊˈtːi.nʊ]
  • Rhymes: -inʊ
  • Hyphenation: Xur‧tì‧nu

Proper noun

Xurtinu m

  1. Sortino (a small community on the Hyblaean Mountains, in Sicily, Italy)

Usage notes

  • The grapheme ⟨x⟩ is here notably employed for /ʃː/, in the same way as it is used in the Ibero-Romance languages.

Derived terms

  • xurtinisa
  • xurtinisi

See also

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