sacciu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sapeō. The phonological shift from the Latin -VpjV- to -Vtt͡ʃV- are usually outputs from an Old French or Norman stratum. Compare accia, facci, siccia. Compare Italian so (“I know”) for a different development.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsat.t͡ʃʊ]
  • Hyphenation: sàc‧ciu

Verb

sacciu

  1. I know; first-person singular simple present indicative of sapiri

See also

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