Palermu
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Sicilian
Alternative forms
- Palemmu (regressively assimilated, dialectal)
- Paliermu, Paljermu (rising diphthongization, dialectal)
- Paliemmu, Paljemmu (rising diphthongization and regressive assimilation, dialectal)
- Paleimmu, Palejmmu (ioticized /r/, triggering: falling diphthongization and regressive assimilation; dialectal)
- Palìaimmu, Palìajmmu (ioticized /r/, triggering: falling diphthongization, stressed vowel enlenghtening and regressive assimilation; dialectal)
Etymology
Conflation of Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), ultimately from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”), apparently because of the good natural harbor.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Palermu
- Palermo (the capital city of Sicily, Italy)
- Palermo (a metropolitan city of Sicily, Italy)