sicilianità

Italian

Etymology

From siciliano +‎ -ità.

Noun

sicilianità f (invariable)

1. the property of being Sicilian, Sicilian spirit or essence

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• sicilianitati

Etymology

sicilianu (“Sicilian”) +‎ -ità (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪ.ʃɪˌlja.nɪˈta/ (standard)
• Hyphenation: si‧ci‧lia‧ni‧tà

Noun

sicilianità f (plural sicilianità)

1. The quality, state or characteristic of being Sicilian; Sicilianness or Sicilianism
2. Being in conformity with what is considered peculiarly Sicilian or proper to Sicilians in language, nature, custom, culture, civilization
3. More commonly, being and feeling Sicilian; belonging to Sicilian civilization, history, culture and language, and above all the awareness of this belonging

Related terms

• sichilianìsimu
• sicilianizza
• sicilianìsimu
• trinacrìsimu

 

See also

• arabbìsimu
• dialetti siciliani
• gaḍḍicìsimu
• girmanìsimu
• gricìsimu
• ibbirìsimu
• lingua siciliana
• lingui dâ Sicilia
• talianìsimu