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

  1. (polite) you
  2. (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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