Dumìnica

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • Rumìnica (rhotacized)
  • Duminica, Ruminica (eye dialect)

Etymology

Feminine of Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Latin dominicus, from dominus (“lord”, “master”) +‎ -icus (“of”, “pertaining to”, “belonging to”, “connected with”). Cognate with French Dominique, Italian Domenica, Spanish Dominga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duˈmi.ni.ka/, [dʊˈmi.nɪ.ka], [ɾʊˈmi.nɪ.ka]
  • Hyphenation: Du‧mì‧ni‧ca

Proper noun

Dumìnica

  1. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Dominique

Derived terms

Hypocoristics:

  • Dumì
  • Micia
  • Mimma
  • Mìnica
  • Rumì
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