vuscenza
Sicilian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Spanish vuecencia, itself from vuecelencia, from a contraction of vuestra + excelencia. Compare Portuguese Vocência.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vʊʃˈʃɛn.t͡sa/
- Hyphenation: v‧scèn‧za
Pronoun
vuscenza sg
- (polite) you
- (honorific, dated) Your Lordship, Your Ladyship, Your Excellency
- Synonym: vussìa
Usage notes
- This pronoun is functionally a second-person pronoun, but the verbs it uses are conjugated in the third-person singular form.
- In place of the indicative present tense, this noun is used with the subjunctive past tense, third-person.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- vuscenza abbinidica!
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