ḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

ddu (eye dialect)

Etymology

From the intermediate *(i)llu, from Latin ille (“he, that”). Akin to iḍḍu (“he”) and collateral form of chiḍḍu (“that”). Compare also lu (“the or him/that”) ~ u (“the or him/that”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɖɖu/ (stressed)
IPA^(key): [ɖːʊ] (unstressed)
Rhymes: -u, -ʊ
Hyphenation: ḍḍù

Adjective

ḍḍu m (f ḍḍa, plural ḍḍi)

that

Pronoun