orvu

Estonian

Noun

orvu

  1. genitive singular of orb

Sicilian

FWOTD – 22 June 2019

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin orbus, possibly influenced by a Gallo-Italian language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔr.vʊ]
  • Hyphenation: òr‧vu

Adjective

orvu (feminine singular orva, masculine and feminine plural orvi)

  1. blind

Noun

orvu m (plural orvi)

  1. a blind person
    • 1888, Giuseppe Pitrè, Fiabe e legende popolari Siciliane, page 252:
      Cc'era 'na vota un orvu, un ciuncu e un mutu.
      Once upon a time there was a blind man, a cripple, and a mute.

See also

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