tannu

Sicilian

Etymology

Uncertain; proposals include:

  1. from Vulgar Latin *tandō;
  2. from Latin tandem;
  3. from a merger of the two above (if so, it also applies to the other descendants of *tandō);
  4. from Latin ante annum;
  5. from a contraption of tali annu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪anːu/
  • Hyphenation: tan‧nu

Adverb

tannu

  1. at the time, at that time
  2. once, formerly
  • annunca
  • avannu
  • cumunca
  • dunca
  • n'atr'annu
  • squasi