Palermu

Sicilian scn: Alternative forms scn Palemmu regressively assimilated, dialectal scn Paliermu Paljermu rising diphthongization, dialectal scn Paliemmu Paljemmu rising diphthongization and regressive assimilation, dialectal scn Paleimmu Palejmmu ioticized /r/, triggering: falling diphthongization and regressive assimilation; dialectal scn Palìaimmu Palìajmmu ioticized /r/, triggering: falling diphthongization, stressed vowel enlenghtening and regressive assimilation; dialectal Etymology Conflation of ar بَلَرْم, ultimately from scn la Panormus, from scn grc Πάνορμος, from grc πᾰν- all ὅρμος port 1, apparently because of the good natural harbor. Pronunciation scn /paˈlɛɾ.mu/ [paˈl(j)ɛɾmʊ] [paˈl(j)ɛmːʊ] [paˈl(j)ɛjmːʊ] [paˈli.a̯jmːʊ] scn èrmu scn Pa lèr mu Proper noun scn proper nouns scn Palermo Q2656,Q20795016 Derived terms scn palirmitanu palirmitana See also scn Munneḍḍu Capu Ballarò Vuccirìa Vicarìa Catània Saragusa Missina Ragusa Castrianni Girgenti Tràpani Nissa Magonza Sicilia