-azzu

Sicilian Etymology From scn la -aceum/la -acium. Compare ca -às/ca -aci, it -azzo/it -accio, gl,es -azo, pt -aço, fr -asse. Pronunciation scn /-ˈatt͡su/ [-ˈatt͡sʊ] scn -àz zu Suffix -azz u a i forms augmentatives of degree: nouns expressing a successful roughness scn bonu good bunazzu way good scn corpu blow curpazzu a great blow scn piru pear pirazzu an impressive pear scn sautu jump sautazzu an impressive jump forms augmentatives of size scn -uni scn petra stone pitrazza a large stone scn balata flagstone balatazza a large flagstone forms pejoratives: nouns expressing a negative characteric scn Cristu Christ Cristazzu fucking Christ scn Carmelu Carmelu Carmilazzu fucking Carmelu scn Vastianu Sebastian Vastianazzu fucking Sebastian scn vaneḍḍa alley vaniḍḍazza a bad alley forms augmentatives of praise: nouns expressing a slight adulation and/or admiration scn Carmelu Carmelu Carmilazzu the great Carmelu scn Vastianu Sebastian Vastianazzu the great Sebastian Derived terms scn -azzuni -azzuna Related terms scn -uzzu -ittu -uni -icchiu- -inu -eḍḍu -iceḍḍu -uḍḍu -ellu -olu -ulu -culu