coccadunu

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • coccarunu

Etymology

From an unattested Vulgar Latin *caurcadunu, the metathesis and regressive assimilation of Vulgar Latin *qualqua(m) (from qualis (“of such kind as”) +‎ quam (“how, as”)) + unus. Doublet of quarcadunu. Compare Sicilian soccadunu and Italian qualcheduno.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔk.kaˈdu.nʊ/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /kɔk.kaˈɾu.nʊ/ (Rhotacized)
  • Rhymes: -adunu
  • Hyphenation: coc‧ca‧dù‧nu

Pronoun

coccadunu m (feminine coccaduna) (only singular)

  1. someone, somebody
  2. (in a question) anyone, anybody
  3. some (of them)
    Synonym: quarchi
  4. (in a question) any (of us etc)
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