ciumi

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• çumi (aulic spelling)
• sciumi (eye dialect)
• hiumi, xhiumi, xhumi, xiumi, xumi, hjumi, xhjumi, xjumi (proscribed spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin flūmen. Compare Neapolitan sciummo, Italian fiume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçu.mi/, [ˈçu.mɪ], [ˈʃu-], [ˈt͡ʃu-] (standard)
• Notes: [ç] represents the standard phoneme; [ʃ] and [t͡ʃ] can also occur
• Hyphenation: ciù‧mi

Noun

ciumi m (plural ciumi or ciuma)

1. river

Derived terms

• ciumara
• ciumaru
• ciumazzata
• ciumazzu
• Ciumi di Nisi
• ciumi granni
• ciumi nicu
• ciumiceḍḍu
• Ciumifriddu
• ciumittu
• ciumuzzu

 

Related terms

• acqua
• agranc' 'i ciumi
• funti
• mari
• rivu
• surgiva
• turrenti

 

Descendants

• → Italian: ciumi (regional)

See also

• Aci
• Aminanu
• Arcàntara
• Atiḍḍaru
• Ciani
• Càntara
• Nìcitu
• Sarsu
• Simitu
• Ànapu