fumeri

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • fumieri, fumjeri (diphthongized)

Etymology

From Old French femier, from Vulgar Latin *femārium, from *femus, alteration of Latin fimus. Compare the spelling of filìnija.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuˈmɛ.ɾi/, [fʊˈmɛ.ɾɪ], [-ˈmjɛ-]
  • Hyphenation: fu‧mè‧ri

Noun

fumeri m

  1. manure, dung
  2. (vulgar, offensive) bastard, shit
    Synonyms: bastardu, fangu, lurdìa, ngrasciu

Derived terms

  • affumirari
  • fumirijari
  • straviari u fumeri

Descendants

  • Italian: fumiere (regional)