piḍḍigrinu
التعريفات والمعاني
== Sicilian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
piddirinu (eye dialect)
=== Etymology ===
From an earlier *pellegrinu(m), dissimilation of Latin peregrīnus. Cognate to Italian pellegrino, English peregrine (“wandering”) and pilgrim.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pi.ɖɖiˈɾi.nu/, [pɪ.ɖɖɪˈɾi.nʊ]
Hyphenation: pi‧ḍḍi‧grì‧nu
=== Adjective ===
piḍḍigrinu (feminine singular piḍḍigrina, masculine and feminine plural piḍḍigrini)
(dated, relational) peregrine
(obsolete) wandering, travelling, migratory.
(by extension, slightly derogatory) mean, stingy, miserly, tight-fisted
Synonyms: pricchiu, strittu di mànichi, vrazza curti
=== Noun ===
piḍḍigrinu m (plural piḍḍigrini or piḍḍigrina)
pilgrim
Synonym: caminanti
traveller/traveler, wayfarer
Synonyms: caminanti, zannu
(dated) foreign, exotic
Synonyms: furisteri, stranu, zòticu
(by extension, slightly derogatory or pitiful) beggar, miser
Synonyms: mischinu, pòviru
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Italian: Pellegrino (as a surname)
Italian: Pillirina (as a toponym)
=== Coordinate terms ===
(by gender): piḍḍigrina