piḍḍigrinu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • piddirinu (eye dialect)

Etymology

From an earlier *pellegrinu(m), dissimilation of Latin peregrīnus. Cognate to Italian pellegrino, English peregrine (“wandering”) and pilgrim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ɖɖiˈɾi.nu/, [pɪ.ɖɖɪˈɾi.nʊ]
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ḍḍi‧grì‧nu

Adjective

piḍḍigrinu (feminine singular piḍḍigrina, masculine and feminine plural piḍḍigrini)

  1. (dated, relational) peregrine
  2. (obsolete) wandering, travelling, migratory.
  3. (by extension, slightly derogatory) mean, stingy, miserly, tight-fisted
    Synonyms: pricchiu, strittu di mànichi, vrazza curti

Noun

piḍḍigrinu m (plural piḍḍigrini or piḍḍigrina)

  1. pilgrim
    Synonym: caminanti
  2. traveller/traveler, wayfarer
    Synonyms: caminanti, zannu
  3. (dated) foreign, exotic
    Synonyms: furisteri, stranu, zòticu
  4. (by extension, slightly derogatory or pitiful) beggar, miser
    Synonyms: mischinu, pòviru

Derived terms

  • farcu piḍḍigrinu
  • Piḍḍigrina
  • Piḍḍigrinu

Descendants

  • Italian: Pellegrino (as a surname)
  • Italian: Pillirina (as a toponym)

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