vuscenza

== Sicilian == === Alternative forms === voscenza (Italianized) === Etymology === Borrowed, and nativized, from Spanish vuecencia, from vue(stra) +‎ (ex)c(el)encia, literally “your excellency”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /(v)ʊʃˈʃɛn.t͡sa/, [βʊˈʃːɛn.t͡sa] Rhymes: -ɛnt͡sa Hyphenation: vu‧scèn‧za === Pronoun === vuscenza f sg (singular only) (formal, honorific, courtly, now dated) indefinite pronoun; Your Lordship, Your Ladyship, Your Excellency Synonym: vussìa (polite, slightly ironic) you ==== Usage notes ==== In place of the indicative present tense, this noun is typically used with the subjunctive past tense, third-person singular, to express a kind and indirect utterance. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: voscenza