auceḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• aceḍḍu, âceddu, 'uceḍḍu, 'ceḍḍu (synaeretic and apheretic variants)
• aucieḍḍu, aucjeḍḍu (diphtongized)
• anceḍḍu (/w/ > /n/)

Etymology

From Late Latin aucellus m (“little bird”), a diminutive ultimately based on Latin avis f (“bird”). Compare Old Italian augello ~ Italian uccello, Neapolitan auciello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /auˈʃɛɖ.ɖu/, [awˈʃɛɖːʊ], [aːˈʃɛ-], [ant͡ʃ-], [-ˈjɛ-], [-ɖʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɖɖʊ
• Hyphenation: au‧cè‧ḍḍu

Noun

auceḍḍu m (plural auceḍḍi)

2. A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs; a bird.
4. (colloquial, vulgar) A penis.

   Synonyms: ceḍḍa, ciolla, marruggiu, minchia

Descendants

• Italian: Augello (italianized)

See also

• baḍḍòttula
• cani
• farcu
• gàipa
• imù
• jatta
• jaḍḍu
• palumma
• pavuni
• pujana
• pàpara
• pùlici
• struzzu
• taḍḍarita
• àvila