Mòdica

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Modica (eye dialect)
Muòrica (Rhoticized and diphtongized)

Etymology

From Latin Motyca, borrowed from Ancient Greek Μοτύκα (Motúka), most likely from a pre-hellenic and Siculian substrate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.dɪ.ka/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈmwɔ.ɾɪ.ka/ (rhoticized and diphtongized)
Hyphenation: Mò‧di‧ca

Proper noun

Mòdica f

Modica (a city in Italy)
Modica (a province of Italy)
a surname

Derived terms

mudicana
mudicani
mudicanu

Descendants

→ Italian: Modica

Related terms

Buscema
Notu
Ragusa
U Puzzaḍḍu
Vittòria
Àvula

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