-otu

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "otu"

Sicilian

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Etymology

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Possibly through an insular vulgarized *-oti (which would explain the modern final -u), ultimately from Ancient Greek -ώτης (-ṓtēs).

Suffix

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-otu (feminine -ota, masculine and feminine plurals -oti)

  1. suffix indicating provenance
    ‎Gela + ‎-otu → ‎galiotu, Galiotu
    ‎Mal(u)passu + ‎-otu → ‎marpassotu
    ‎Scurdìa + ‎-otu → ‎scurdiotu
    ‎Sicilia + ‎-otu → ‎siciliotu, Siciliotu
    ‎Tìnnaru + ‎-otu → ‎tinnarotu
    ‎Vicarìa + ‎-otu → ‎vicariotu

Derived terms

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Category Sicilian terms suffixed with -otu (demonymic) not found
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