sicco

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From siccus (dry).

Verb

siccō (present infinitive siccāre, perfect active siccāvī, supine siccātum); first conjugation

  1. to dry, drain, exhaust
    Synonyms: dūrō, coquō
    Antonyms: rigō, imbuō, perfundō
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References

  • sicco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sicco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sicco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

Adjective

siccō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of siccus

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin siccus.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈsikkə], (feminine) [ˈsekkə]

Adjective

sicco (feminine singular secca, masculine plural sicche, feminine plural secche)

  1. dry

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1034: “secco; secca; secchi” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “sicco-secca”, in Schedario Napoletano