chiḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• chillu (Bronti, Malettu dialects)
• cuiḍḍu, quiḍḍu (Salintinu)
• chiddu (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Latin (ec)cillu(m), contraction of eccum (“there he is”) +‎ ille (“he, that”). Cognate with Corsican quellu, Italian quello, Neapolitan chillo. Akin to iḍḍu (“he”) and collateral form of ḍḍu (“that”). Compare also lu (“the or him/that”) ~ u (“the or him/that”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.ɖɖu/, [ˈki.ɖːʊ]
• Rhymes: -iɖɖʊ
• Hyphenation: chì‧ḍḍu

Adjective

chiḍḍu (feminine singular chiḍḍa, masculine and feminine plural chiḍḍi)

1. that

Pronoun

chiḍḍu m (f chiḍḍa, plural chiḍḍi)

1. that one

Derived terms

• chiḍḍu stissu
• ḍḍa
• ḍḍi
• ḍḍu

See also

• cca
• chi
• chissu
• chistu
• cosa
• cui
• ḍḍocu
• ḍḍà