drittu

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Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin *drēctus, syncopated form of *derēctus, alteration of dīrēctus. Compare Catalan dret, Italian dritto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾit.tu/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾit.tu/ (hypercorrected)
  • Rhymes: -ittu
  • Hyphenation: drìt‧tu

Adjective

drittu (feminine singular dritta, masculine and feminine plural dritti)

  1. straight, direct
    Synonym: dirittu
    Antonyms: strammatu, tortu
    Pi jiri ḍḍà banna hâ pigghiari ssu drittufilu.
    To go that way you have to take that straightline.
  2. upright, erect, straight
    Synonyms: longu, virticali, erittu, rittu
    Antonym: curcatu
  3. right, right-hand
    Synonym: destru
    Antonyms: mancu, manchignu, sinistru
  4. (knitting) plain, knit
    Antonym: riversa
  5. obverse (side of a coin, medal or badge)

Usage notes

  • The pronunciation of Sicilian words starting with dr- is similar to those starting with gr- (i.e. granni).
  • The dialects which do not pronounce the ⟨g⟩, especially at the start of word, are used to geminate the silent initial ⟨d⟩ just like the silent initial ⟨g⟩, by the progressive assimilation of the following ⟨r⟩ sound. So that these dialect spellings will produce:
  1. Mèttiti â dritta.
    Stand up.
    IPA(key): /ˈmɛttiti ˌadˈdit.ta/
  2. U cani è granni.
    The dog is big.
    IPA(key): /uˈkani ˌɛdˈdan.ni/
  • In the previous two cases, ⟨d⟩ and ⟨g⟩ are graphemically distinct but phonemically equal. This explains the hypercorrected pronunciation.
  • The dialects which pronounce the ⟨g⟩, especially at the start of word, are not affected by this rule.

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Descendants

  • → Maltese: dritt
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