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-aju
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Appendix:Variations of "aju"
Sicilian
Alternative forms
scn -àticu latinate variant
scn -aggiu palatilized
scn -agghiu dialectal, stopped
Etymology
From scn la -āticum (possibly passing through an adstratum).
Compare oc -atge, fr -age, it -atico/it -aggio, es -aje. scn -aggiu, now prevalent.
Pronunciation
scn /ˈa.ju/ Standard
Suffix
scn adj
-age; forms nouns indicating an action or result related to the root verb
scn passari stride passaju passaju passage
-age; forms nouns indicating collection or appurtenance
scn cumpanàticu cumpanaggiu
scn *cumpanari to bread [with] cumpanaju cumpanaju filling