ciumi

ciumi

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • çumi (aulic spelling)
  • sciumi (eye dialect)
  • hiumi, xhiumi, xhumi, xiumi, xumi, hjumi, xhjumi, xjumi (proscribed spelling)

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin flūmen. Compare Neapolitan sciummo, Italian fiume.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈçu.mi/, [ˈçu.mɪ], [ˈʃu-], [ˈt͡ʃu-] (standard)
    • Notes: [ç] represents the standard phoneme; [ʃ] and [t͡ʃ] can also occur
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: ciù‧mi

    Noun

    ciumi m (plural ciumi or ciuma)

    1. river

    Derived terms

    • ciumara
    • ciumaru
    • ciumazzata
    • ciumazzu
    • Ciumi di Nisi
    • ciumi granni
    • ciumi nicu
    • ciumiceḍḍu
    • Ciumifriddu
    • ciumittu
    • ciumuzzu

    Descendants

    • → Italian: ciumi (regional)

    See also

    • Aci
    • Aminanu
    • Arcàntara
    • Atiḍḍaru
    • Ciani
    • Ciurenza
    • Ciuresta
    • Ciuriddia
    • Ciurinzula
    • Càntara
    • Nìcitu
    • Sarsu
    • Simitu
    • Ànapu
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