ciumi

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • çumi (aulic spelling)
  • sciumi (eye dialect)
  • hiumi, xhiumi, xhumi, xiumi, xumi, hjumi, xhjumi, xjumi (proscribed spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin flūmen. Compare Neapolitan sciummo, Italian fiume.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçu.mi/, [ˈçu.mɪ], [ˈʃu-], [ˈt͡ʃu-] (standard)
  • Notes: [ç] represents the standard phoneme; [ʃ] and [t͡ʃ] can also occur
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ciù‧mi

Noun

ciumi m (plural ciumi or ciuma)

  1. river

Derived terms

  • ciumara
  • ciumaru
  • ciumazzata
  • ciumazzu
  • Ciumi di Nisi
  • ciumi granni
  • ciumi nicu
  • ciumiceḍḍu
  • Ciumifriddu
  • ciumittu
  • ciumuzzu

Descendants

  • → Italian: ciumi (regional)

See also

  • Aci
  • Aminanu
  • Arcàntara
  • Atiḍḍaru
  • Ciani
  • Càntara
  • Nìcitu
  • Sarsu
  • Simitu
  • Ànapu
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