sautu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • satu, sâtu (syneretic)
  • sàvutu (dihaeretic)
  • santu (nasalized, dialectal)

Etymology

From Latin saltus. Compare àguru, autu, sausizza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsau.tu/, [ˈsaʊ.tʊ], [ˈsaw-], [ˈsa.βʊ-], [ˈsaː-]
  • IPA(key): [ˈsan.tʊ] (dialectal, nasalized)
  • Rhymes: -aʊtʊ, -awtʊ, -aβʊtʊ, -aːtʊ, -antʊ
  • Homophone: santu
  • Hyphenation: àu‧tu

Noun

sautu m (plural sauta or sauti)

  1. jump, leap, spring, bound
  2. (figurative) change, jump, leap, rise, drop
    Synonyms: scanciu, aumentu, caduta
  3. drop, fall
    Synonyms: sdilliveḍḍu, vacanti
  4. gap
  5. (music) interval, leap

Derived terms

  • jittari 'n sautu
  • sautari
  • sautaturi
  • sautazzu
  • sauticeḍḍu
  • sautu
  • sautu curtu
  • sautu longu
  • sautu murtali
  • sautu nta l'ària
  • sautu ntô vacanti
  • sautuzzu
  • savutari
  • sâtari
  • arruzzulàrisi
  • caminari
  • fari quattru stampi

See also

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