siccome

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Italian

Etymology

From sì +‎ come.

Pronunciation

(implying causality)
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IPA^(key): /sikˈko.me/^°
- Rhymes: -ome
- Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me
IPA^(key): /sikˈko.me/^°
- Rhymes: -ome
- Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me
IPA^(key): (traditional) /sikˈko.me/^*
- Rhymes: -ome
- Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me
(implying comparison) IPA^(key): (traditional) /ˈsik.ko.me/^*
- Rhymes: -ikkome
- Hyphenation: sìc‧co‧me

Conjunction

siccome

as, since (causality)
Synonyms: poiché, dal momento che, giacché

Siccome ero stanco, mi sono riposato. ― As I was tired, I took a rest.
as, like (comparison)
Synonym: come
- 1853, “La traviata”, Francesco Maria Piave (lyrics), Guiseppe Verdi (music), act 2, scene 5:
  Pura siccome un angelo / Iddio mi diè una figlia
  God gave me a daughter / As pure as an angel

Further reading

siccome in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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