jìditu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • jitu (shortened variant)
  • jìritu (rhoticized)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *giditus, metathesis of Latin digitus (finger).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈji.di.t̪u/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈji.ɾi.t̪u/ (Rhotacized)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɲi.ɾi.t̪u/ (Preceded by /n/)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɟi.ɾi.t̪u/ (Geminated)
  • Hyphenation: jì‧di‧tu

Noun

jìditu m (plural jìdita)

  1. finger
  2. few

Derived terms

  • jiditali
  • jitali
  • jitata

See also

  • itati
  • ità
  • jisari