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Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin alcyōn, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”). Compare Italian alcione (“kingfisher, seagull”).
Noun
alciuni m (plural alciuni)
- kingfisher (Alcedo)
- seagull (Larinae)
- Synonym: abbia
References
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “alciuni”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 182
- Pasqualino (c. 1790) “alciuni”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 70
- Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “alciuni”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 48