amuninni

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • amunì (apocopic)

Etymology

By aphesis from jamuninni, jemuninni, first-person plural imperative of jirisinni (“to go away”), formed from jiri (“to go”, here jamu “let's go”) +‎ si (“oneself”, here ni “ourselves”) +‎ nni (“from here/there”). Compare Italian andiamocene, Neapolitan iamunìnni or Neapolitan jammuncenne, French allons-y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.muˈnin.ni/, [ämʊˈninːɪ]
  • Rhymes: -innɪ
  • Hyphenation: a‧mu‧nìn‧ni

Interjection

amuninni

  1. (literally) let's go
  2. an expression of encouragement, disbelief, insistence, etc.: come on, go on, let's go
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