tulimaicu
Sicilian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Ptolemāicus from Koine Greek Πτολεμᾱϊκός (Ptolemāïkós) from Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos), a proper name derived from Epic Greek πτόλεμος (ptólemos), variant of Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “battle, war”); equivalent to Tulumeu + -icu. Compare Italian tolemaico, Spanish ptolemaico, Portuguese ptolomaico, French ptolémaïque.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]tulimaicu (feminine singular tulimaica, masculine and feminine plural tulimaici)
- (history, astronomy) Ptolemaic; pertaining to Ptolemy, the Ptolemies dynasty, or the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (305 BC – 30 BC).
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine | Feminine | |
| Singular | tulimaicu | tulimaica |
| Plural | tulimaici | tulimaici |
Related terms
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- Sicilian terms derived from Latin
- Sicilian terms borrowed from Koine Greek
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- Sicilian terms derived from Epic Greek
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