ummra

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin umbra. Cognate with Occitan, Catalan, and Italian ombra, Aragonese huembra, Aromanian umbrã, French ombre, Friulian ombre, Galician ombre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈumm(ə)ɾa/, [ˈummaɾa], [ˈummɪɾa]
  • Rhymes: -ùmmra
  • Hyphenation: ùm‧mra

Noun

ummra f (plural ummri)

  1. shadow
  2. shade, ghost, phantom, apparition
    Pari ca ti scanti 'i l'ummra toa.
    It looks like you are frightened by your own shade.

Derived terms

  • ummrusu
  • allustru

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.