mmriacu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˌmɾiˈa.ku/, [mːɾɪˈa.kʊ], [mβɾɪˈa.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -akʊ
  • Hyphenation: mmri‧à‧cu

Etymology 1

From an intermediate *(i)mbriacu (see the cognates), from Late Latin ēbriācus, derived from Latin ēbrius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (to drink). Cognate with Occitan and Catalan embriac, French ivraie, Italian ubriaco, Portuguese embriagar (to get drunk), Spanish embriago, Venetan imbriago.

Adjective

mmriacu (feminine singular mmriaca, masculine and feminine plural mmriachi)

  1. drunk (intoxicated)
  2. blotto
Synonyms
  • mmriacatu
Derived terms
  • mmriacari
  • mmriacatura
  • mmriacàrisi

Noun

mmriacu m (plural mmriachi)

  1. a drunk person, a blotto
  2. a drunkard, winesop, wino, or lush
    Synonym: mmriacuni

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mmriacu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mmriacari

See also

  • addubbàrisi
  • cunzàrisi bonu
  • fàrisi stari
  • scuffàrisi