ciatu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • çatu (aulic variant)
  • çiatu, sciatu, xiatu (proscribed, misspelled)

Etymology

From Latin flātus, from flāre (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈça.tu/, [ˈça.tʊ], [ˈʃa-], [ˈt͡ʃa-] (standard)
  • Notes: [ç] represents the standard phoneme; [ʃ] and [t͡ʃ] can also occur
  • Hyphenation: cià‧tu

Noun

ciatu m (plural ciati)

  1. breath
    Synonym: rispiru
  2. A person who is dear to one; darling.
    Marìa, a figghia cchiù nica, è u me ciatu. ― Maria, my youngest daughter, is my darling.
  3. An affectionate term of address.
    Synonym: vita
    Mâ passassi-tu a buttigghia di l'acqua, ciatu? ― Would you pass me the bottle of water, dear?.

Derived terms

  • ciatu curtu
  • ciatu meu
  • tira-ciatu

Descendants

  • → Italian: ciato, sciato

Verb

ciatu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ciatari
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