-otu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "otu"

Sicilian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ώτης (-ṓtēs). Doublet of -ottu, possibly.

Suffix

-otu (feminine -ota, masculine and feminine plurals -oti)

  1. suffix indicating provenance
    ‎*Gala + ‎-otu → ‎galiotu, Galiotu
    ‎Mal(u)passu + ‎-otu → ‎marpassotu
    ‎Scurdìa + ‎-otu → ‎scurdiotu
    ‎Sicilia + ‎-otu → ‎siciliotu, Siciliotu
    ‎Tìnnaru + ‎-otu → ‎tinnarotu
    ‎Vicarìa + ‎-otu → ‎vicariotu

Derived terms

Category Sicilian terms suffixed with -otu (demonymic) not found
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