vuscenza

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Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed, and nativized, from Spanish vuecencia, from vue(stra) +‎ (ex)c(el)encia, literally your excellency.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: vu‧scèn‧za

Pronoun

vuscenza f sg (singular only)

  1. (formal, honorific, courtly, now dated) indefinite pronoun; Your Lordship, Your Ladyship, Your Excellency
    Synonym: vussìa
    Vuscenza vulissi n'anticchia di acqua?
    Would you like to drink some water?
  2. (polite, slightly ironic) you

Usage notes

  • In place of the indicative present tense, this noun is typically used with the subjunctive past tense, third-person singular, to express a kind and indirect utterance.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: voscenza