vussìa

== Sicilian == === Alternative forms === vossìa (Italianized) === Etymology === Possibly from the same source of Portuguese você; which is from the syncope of vosmecê, elision of vossemecê, contraction of Old Galician-Portuguese vossa mercee (literally “your mercy”) (today's mercê) from Latin vostra + mercēs. Compare with Spanish usted (from vuestra merced (literally “your mercy”)), Catalan vostè, and Italian vossignoria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /(v)ʊsˈsi.a/ Hyphenation: vus‧sì‧a === Pronoun === vussìa f sg (singular only) (formal, honorific, courtly, now dated) indefinite pronoun; Your Lordship, Your Ladyship, Your Excellency Synonym: vuscenza (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 ====