moḍḍu

See also: møddu and moddu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • moddu (eye dialect)
  • moḍu, muoḍu, muoḍḍu, muḍḍu, mùaḍḍu (dialectal variants)
  • modu, muodu, muoddu, muddu, mùaddu (dialectal variants, eye dialect)

Etymology

If not though Vulgar Latin *mollus, ultimately from Latin mollis. Compare Neapolitan muollo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔɖ.ɖu/, [ˈˈmɔɖɖːʊ], [ˈmwɔ-], [ˈmu.a(j)-], [ˈmu-], [-ɖʊ]
  • Rhymes: -oddu
  • Hyphenation: mò‧ḍḍu

Adjective

moḍḍu (feminine singular moḍḍa, masculine and feminine plural moḍḍi)

  1. soft

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • arrimuḍḍari
  • arrimuḍḍata
  • arrimuḍḍatu
  • muḍḍareḍḍu
  • muḍḍura

See also

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