alciuni

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Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin alcyōn, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”). Compare Italian alcione (“kingfisher, seagull”).

Noun[edit]

alciuni m (plural alciuni)

  1. kingfisher (Alcedo)
  2. seagull (Larinae)
    Synonym: abbia

References[edit]

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “alciuni”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 182
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “alciuni”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 70
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “alciuni”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 48
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