sartànija
Sicilian
Etymology
Through an intermediate *sartaniga, from the metathesis of Late Latin sartāgō, sartāginem (“frying pan”). Compare Neapolitan sartàjine, Portuguese sertã, Romanesco sartàina, Sardinian sartaghine, Spanish sartén. Cfr., for the morphology, russànija, filìnija, stizzànija and vurrànija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saɾˈta.ni.a/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /saɾˈta.nja/ (synaeretic)
- Hyphenation: sar‧tà‧ni‧ja
Noun
sartànija f (plural sartàniji)
- frying pan, skillet
- Synonyms: padeḍḍa, pateḍḍa