-utu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin -ūtus.

Suffix

-utu

  1. used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -iri verbs
    frìjiri (fry) + ‎-utu → ‎frijutu (fried)
    scimuniri (to be stunned) + ‎-utu → ‎scimunutu (stunned)
  2. used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun; -ed
    corpu (blow, stroke) + ‎-utu → ‎curputu (blockhead)
    funcia (lips, mouth) + ‎-utu → ‎funciutu (duck-faced)
    punta (point, tip) + ‎-utu → ‎puntutu (pointy, sharp)
    ntontu (idiot) + ‎-utu → ‎ntuntutu (dipshidiot)

Derived terms

Sicilian terms suffixed with -utu