jurnata

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • giurnata

Etymology

From Old French jornee.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jʊɾ.ˈnaː.t̪a]
  • Hyphenation: jur‧nà‧ta

Noun

jurnata f (plural jurnati)

  1. day
    • 1873, Giuseppe Pitrè, Novelline popolari siciliane raccolte in Palermo ed annotate, page 49:
      'Na jurnata ca la picciotta era sula misi a girari ddu gran palazzu; girannu, vidi 'na purticedda; grapi e vidi tri beddi picciutteddi [...]
      One day that the girl was alone, she set off to wander around the palace; wandering, she saw a small door; opened it and saw three handsome boys...

Derived terms

See also
  • sirata
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