beḍḍu

See also: beddu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • bellu (inanimate use only)
  • beḍu, bieḍu, bjeḍu, bieḍḍu, bjeḍḍu, biḍḍu, bìaḍḍu (dialectal variants)
  • bedu, biedu, bjedu, bieddu, bjeddu, biddu, bìaddu (dialectal variants, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Latin bellus, a diminutive of bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛɖ.ɖu/, [ˈbɛɖːʊ], [ˈbjɛ-], [ˈbi.a(j)-], [ˈbi-], [-ɖʊ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɖɖʊ
  • Hyphenation: bè‧ḍḍu

Adjective

beḍḍu (feminine singular beḍḍa, masculine and feminine plural beḍḍi)

  1. (of weather, objects, etc.) beautiful
    Sta casa è beḍḍa.
    This house is beautiful.
  2. (of a person) good-looking; (of a man) handsome; (of a woman) beautiful

Derived terms

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