cicatrici

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kaˈtri.t͡ʃi/
• Rhymes: -itʃi
• Hyphenation: ci‧ca‧trì‧ci

Noun

cicatrici f

1. plural of cicatrice

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ki.kaːˈtriː.kiː/, [kɪkäːˈt̪riːkiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.kaˈtri.t͡ʃi/, [t͡ʃikäˈt̪riːt͡ʃi]

Noun

cicātrīcī

1. dative singular of cicātrīx

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin cicātrīx, cicātrīcis (“scar”). Compare Italian cicatrice.

Noun

cicatrici f (plural cicatrici)

1. scar (literally and figuratively)
   • c. 1786, Giovanni Meli, chapter VI, in Don Chisciotti e Sanciu Panza, stanza 60:

     Poi dissi: ancora di stu focu ardenti ¶ Li cicatrici lu miu cori porta […].

     Then he said: my heart still bears the scars of this burning fire.

Descendants

• → Maltese: ċikatriċi