Mòdica
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- Modica (eye dialect)
- Muòrica (Rhoticized and diphtongized)
Etymology
From Latin Motyca, borrowed from Ancient Greek Μοτύκα (Motúka), most likely from a pre-Hellenic and Siculian substrate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.di.ka/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈmwɔ.ɾi.ka/ (rhoticized and diphtongized)
- Hyphenation: Mò‧di‧ca
Proper noun
Mòdica f
Derived terms
- mudicana
- mudicani
- mudicanu
Related terms
Descendants
- → Italian: Modica