rijitanu
Sicilian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- riggitanu (palatalized)
- rejitanu (ɛ-coloured variant, dialectal)
- reitanu, riitanu (simplified orthography, dialectal)
Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, Riju + itanu; from Late Latin rhēgītanus (attested in the 5th-century De haeresi et historia Eutychiana), from Rhēgium + -ītānus, ultimately from Latin Rhegium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]rijitanu (feminine singular rijitana, masculine and feminine plural rijitani)
- of, from or relating to Reggio Calabria
- Synonym: riggitanu
Noun
[edit]rijitanu m (plural rijitani)
- native or inhabitant of Reggio Calabria (male or of unspecified gender)
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