rijitanu

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • riggitanu (palatalized)
  • rejitanu (ɛ-coloured variant, dialectal)
  • reitanu, riitanu (simplified orthography, dialectal)

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ʐɪ.ɪˈta.nʊ/ (standard)
  • Hyphenation: Ri‧ji‧tà‧nu

Adjective

rijitanu (feminine singular rijitana, masculine and feminine plural rijitani)

  1. of, from or relating to Reggio Calabria
    Synonym: riggitanu

Noun

rijitanu m (plural rijitani)

  1. native or inhabitant of Reggio Calabria (male or of unspecified gender)

Coordinate terms
  • rijitana

Derived terms
  • Caitanu
  • Napulitanu
  • Palirmitanu
  • Riggiu
  • Rijina
  • Riju
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