vasciu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from the same stratum of Catalan baix, ultimately from Late Latin bassus. Cognate with Aragonese baxo, Asturian baxu, Galician baixo, Portuguese baixo, Neapolitan vascio, Occitan baish, Spanish bajo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaʃ.ʃu/, [ˈva.ʃːʊ]
  • Rhymes: -aʃʃʊ
  • Hyphenation: và‧sciu

Adjective

vasciu (feminine singular vascia, masculine and feminine plural vasci)

  1. low
  2. short (in height)

Antonyms

Adverb

vasciu

  1. low

Derived terms

  • abbasciari
  • abbasciatu
  • vasciteḍḍu
  • vasciu vasciu
  • vasciuliḍḍu

See also