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Sicilian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γενεά (geneá). Compare Italian genia, Albanian gjini.
Noun
jinìa f (plural jinìi)
- descent, race (group of elements from the same origin)
- herd, flock (group of animals)
Na crapa virminusa nfetta na jinìa.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (literally, “A verminous goat infects the whole herd.”)
- (usually derogatory) despicable group of people
Sacusu tu cu tutta la to jinìa.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
- Pasqualino (c. 1790) “jinìa”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 2, page 284
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “jinìa”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2169