coḍḍu
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔɖ.ɖu/, [ˈkɔɖ.ɖʊ], [ˈkwɔ-], [-ɖʊ]
- Hyphenation: cò‧ḍḍu
Etymology 1
From Latin collum, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷolsom, derived from the root *kʷel- (“to turn”). Cognate with Italian collo, French cou, Galician and Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello.
Alternative forms
- cuoḍḍu (diphthongized)
- coddu, codu, cuodu (eye dialect)
Noun
coḍḍu m (plural coḍḍi)
- neck (all senses)
- collar
- (anatomy) neck, cervix
- U coḍḍu dû femuri
- Femur neck
- U coḍḍu di l'ùtiru
- Neck of the uterus
Derived terms
- accuḍḍari
- accuḍḍarisilla
- accuḍḍàrisi
- cuḍḍana
- cuḍḍari
- di 'n coḍḍu
- dicuḍḍari
- ncoḍḍu
Related terms
Interjection
coḍḍu
- watch out!
- Occhiu ô coḍḍu!
- Be careful!
- U coḍḍu!
- Watch out!
Etymology 2
From Latin collem (“hill”), ultimately from the root *kelH- (“to rise; hill”). Cognate with Gallurese coḍḍu Italian colle (and collina), Old French col, Catalan coll, Spanish collado, English hill.
Alternative forms
- coḍḍi, colli (italianate)
Noun
coḍḍu m (plural coḍḍi)