beḍḍu

See also: beddu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• beddu (eye dialect)

• bellu (inanimate use only)

• beḍu, bieḍu, bjeḍu, bieḍḍu, bjeḍḍu, biḍḍu, bìaḍḍu (dialectal variants)
• bedu, biedu, bjedu, bieddu, bjeddu, biddu, bìaddu (dialectal variants, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Latin bellus, a diminutive of bonus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɖ.ɖu/, [ˈbɛɖːʊ], [ˈbjɛ-], [ˈbi.a(j)-], [ˈbi-], [-ɖʊ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛɖɖʊ
• Hyphenation: bè‧ḍḍu

Adjective

beḍḍu (feminine singular beḍḍa, masculine and feminine plural beḍḍi)

1. (of weather, objects, etc.) beautiful

   Sta casa è beḍḍa.

   This house is beautiful.

2. (of a person) good-looking; (of a man) handsome; (of a woman) beautiful

Inflection

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	beḍḍu	beḍḍa
Plural	beḍḍi	beḍḍi

Derived terms

• beḍḍ'assai
• biḍḍazzu
• biḍḍicchiu
• biḍḍittu
• biḍḍizza
• biḍḍunazzu
• biḍḍuni
• biḍḍuzzu