coḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin collum, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷolsom, derived from the root *kʷel- (to turn).

Cognate with Italian collo, French cou, Galician and Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔɖ.ɖu/, [ˈkɔɖ.ɖʊ], [ˈkwɔ-], [-ɖʊ]
  • Hyphenation: cò‧ḍḍu

Noun

coḍḍu m (plural coḍḍi)

  1. neck (all senses)
  2. collar
  3. (anatomy) neck, cervix
    U coḍḍu dû femuri
    Femur neck
    U coḍḍu di l'ùtiru
    Neck of the uterus

Derived terms

  • accuḍḍari
  • accuḍḍarisilla
  • accuḍḍàrisi
  • cuḍḍana
  • cuḍḍari
  • di 'n coḍḍu
  • dicuḍḍari
  • ncoḍḍu

Interjection

coḍḍu

  1. watch out!
    Occhiu ô coḍḍu!
    Be careful!
    U coḍḍu!
    Watch out!

See also