nuàutri

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • niàutri, nuiàutri, nuatri, niatri, nuiatri, nuvatri

Etymology

nui +‎ àutri. Compare Italian noialtri, Spanish nosotros.

Pronoun

nuàutri

  1. we

Usage notes
  • The pronoun nui is rarely used in Sicilian by itself. Instead, the preferred forms combine nui (“we”) and àutri (“others”), such as nuàutri.[1]
  • The actual spelling and pronunciation of this pronoun varies highly by dialect.

Inflection
nominative nuàutri
prepositional nuàutri
accusative ni
dative ni
reflexive ni
possessive nostru

See also

References
  1. Pitrè, Giuseppe (1875) Fiabe, novelle e racconti popolari siciliani, Volume 4‎ (in Italian), Palermo: L. Pedone Lauriel, →ISBN, pages ccx
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