àguru
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Sicilian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- jàguru, jàvuru, jàuru, jàjiru (orthographic, diphthongized)
- àvuru, àuru, àjiru (orthographic, dialectal variants)
- avuru, auru, airu, jauru, jairu (non-orthographic, eye dialect)
Etymology
[edit]From Vulgar Latin *ag(u)rum, ācrus, from Latin ācer, from Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós (“sharp”). Compare ciàguru, nìguru, màguru.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈa.u.ru/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈaw.ɾu/ (unstressed vowel becomes a semiconsonant)
- IPA(key): /ˈa.vu.ɾu/ (unstressed vowel becomes a labiodental consonant)
- IPA(key): /ˈja.u.ɾu/ (Diphthongized)
- Notes: local dialects can change unstressed vowels into [ɪ], or [ə] for Gallo-italic variants
- Hyphenation: à‧gu‧ru
Adjective
[edit]àguru (feminine singular àgura, masculine and feminine plural àguri)
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Sicilian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Sicilian terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Sicilian terms inherited from Latin
- Sicilian terms derived from Latin
- Sicilian terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Sicilian terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Sicilian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sicilian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sicilian lemmas
- Sicilian adjectives
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