beddu

beddu

See also: beḍḍu

Corsican

Etymology

From Latin bellus, a diminutive of bonus (“good”). Cognate with Italian bello, Sicilian beḍḍu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛdːu/
  • Hyphenation: bed‧du

Adjective

beddu (feminine bedda, masculine plural beddi, feminine plural bedde)

  1. Ultramontane form of bellu

References

  • “bellu, beddu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Sicilian

Adjective

beddu (feminine singular bedda, masculine and feminine plural beddi)

  1. alternative form of beḍḍu (eye dialect)

Tarifit

Root
b-d
2 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic بَدَأَ (badaʔa)
Moroccan Arabic بدا (bdā)bor.
Tarifit bdadeverb.
Tarifit beddu

    Deverbal from bda.

    Pronunciation

    • (Nador) IPA(key): [βədːʊ]

    Noun

    beddu m (Tifinagh spelling ⴱⴻⴷⴷⵓ)

    1. verbal noun of bda: beginning, start

    Inflection

    Inflection of beddu
    singular plural
    free state beddu —
    annexed state ubeddu —

    References

    • Serhoual (2002)
    • Abarrou (2024)
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