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Filicudi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sicilian Filicudi.

Proper noun

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Filicudi f

  1. one of the Lipari Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea

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Sicilian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Φοινικώδης (Phoinikṓdēs), from φοῖνῐξ (phoînix, purple or crimson, palm tree, date (the fruit of the date palm)) +‎ -ώδης (-ṓdēs, full of, like). Previously also Phoenicūsa, from Ancient Greek Φοινικοῦσσα (Phoinikoûssa), from φοῖνῐξ (phoînix, purple or crimson, palm tree, date (the fruit of the date palm)) +‎ -εσσᾰ (-essa, full of, like). Compare the latter desinence with Ancient Greek Πιθηκοῦσαι (Pithēkoûsai), Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai, Syracuse) and Ancient Greek Λοπαδοῦσσα (Lopadoûssa, Lampedusa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fi.liˈku.di/
  • Hyphenation: Fi‧li‧cù‧di

Proper noun

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Filicudi f

  1. Filicudi (a small island of the Aeolian Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea in Sicily, Italy)

Derived terms

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