anciḍḍa

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • 'nciḍḍa, nciḍḍa (apheretic)
  • anghiḍḍa, 'nghiḍḍa, nghiḍḍa (non-palatilized)
  • 'ncidda, ncidda, anghidda, 'nghidda, nghidda (eye dialect)

Etymology

From the palatalization of Latin anguilla, from an earlier Proto-Italic *anɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis (“water-worm, eel”). Compare Friulian anzile, Sardinian anguidda, Catalan and Spanish anguila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈt͡ʃi.ɖɖa/, [(a)nˈt͡ʃi.ɖɖa]
  • Rhymes: -iɖɖa
  • Hyphenation: an‧cì‧ḍḍa

Noun

anciḍḍa f (plural anciḍḍi)

  1. eel
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