attuppari

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • 'ttuppari (apheretic)
  • attuffari, 'ttuffari (fricatized)

Etymology

Possibly from tuppa, through a +‎ tuppa +‎ -ari. Compare Italian toppare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [at̪.t̪ʊp.ˈpaː.ɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: at‧tup‧pà‧ri

Verb

attuppari

  1. to hit something or somebody
    Synonyms: attruzzari, abbàttiri, sbàttiri, ammaccari
    Attuppai a màchina! ― I hit the car!
  2. to run into, to run up against
  3. to stumble upon
  4. (by extension) to go to visit, to go to a specific place
    Synonyms: affacciari, agghicari, arrivari, jùnciri
    Jìi a 'ttuppari a finu unni persi i scarpi u Signuri! ― I arrived to nowhere!

Conjugation

    Conjugation of (first conjugation)
infinitive
gerund attuppannu
past participle attuppatu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative iu tu iddu/idda nuàutri vuàutri iddi
present attuppu attuppi attuppa attuppamu attuppati attùppanu, attùppunu
imperfect attuppava, attuppavu attuppavi attuppava attuppàvamu attuppàvavu attuppàvanu, attuppàvunu
preterite attuppai attuppasti attuppau, attuppò attuppammu, attuppamu attuppàstivu attuppàrunu, attupparu
future1 attuppirò, attuppirogghiu attuppirai attuppirà attuppiremu attuppireti, attuppiriti attuppirannu
present perfect Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
past perfect Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
conditional present attuppirìa attuppirissi attuppirìa attuppirìamu attuppirìavu attuppirìanu
conditional past Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle
subjunctive iu tu iddu/idda nuàutri vuàutri iddi
present attuppu attuppi attuppa attuppamu attuppati attùppanu, attùppunu
imperfect attuppassi attuppassi attuppassi attuppàssimu attuppàssivu attuppàssiru
present perfect Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle
imperative – tu vossìa nuàutri vuàutri –
— attuppa attuppassi attuppamu attuppati —
1disused

Derived terms

  • attuppatu

Descendants

  • Italian: attoppare (regional, mainly Catania)
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