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Palermu

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Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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  • Palemmu (regressively assimilated, dialectal)
  • Paliermu, Paljermu (rising diphthongization, dialectal)
  • Paliemmu, Paljemmu (rising diphthongization and regressive assimilation, dialectal)
  • Paleimmu, Palejmmu (ioticized /r/, triggering: falling diphthongization and regressive assimilation; dialectal)
  • Palìaimmu, Palìajmmu (ioticized /r/, triggering: falling diphthongization, stressed vowel enlenghtening and regressive assimilation; dialectal)

Etymology

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Conflation of Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), ultimately from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (pan-, “all”) +‎ ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”), apparently because of the good natural harbor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈlɛɾ.mu/, [paˈl(j)ɛɾmʊ], [paˈl(j)ɛmːʊ], [paˈl(j)ɛjmːʊ], [paˈli.a̯jmːʊ]
  • Rhymes: -èrmu
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧lèr‧mu

Proper noun

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Palermu

  1. Palermo (the capital city of Sicily, Italy)
  2. Palermo (a metropolitan city of Sicily, Italy)

Derived terms

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See also

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