chiḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • chillu (Bronti, Malettu dialects)
  • cuiḍḍu, quiḍḍu (Salintinu)
  • chiddu (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Latin (ec)cillu(m), contraction of eccum (“there he is”) +‎ ille (“he, that”). Compare Corsican quellu, Italian quello, Neapolitan chillo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.ɖɖu/, [ˈki.ɖːʊ]
  • Rhymes: -iɖɖʊ
  • Hyphenation: chì‧ḍḍu

Adjective

chiḍḍu (feminine singular chiḍḍa, masculine and feminine plural chiḍḍi)

  1. that

Pronoun

chiḍḍu m (f chiḍḍa, plural chiḍḍi)

  1. that one

Derived terms

  • ḍḍa
  • ḍḍi
  • ḍḍu

See also

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