amuninni

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• amunì (apocopic)

Etymology

By aphesis from jamuninni, jemuninni, first-person plural imperative of jirisinni (“to go away”), formed from jiri (“to go”, here jamu “let's go”) +‎ si (“oneself”, here ni “ourselves”) +‎ nni (“from here/there”). Compare Italian andarsene, Neapolitan se ne jì, French s’en aller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.muˈnin.ni/, [ämʊˈninːɪ]
• Rhymes: -innɪ
• Hyphenation: a‧mu‧nìn‧ni

Interjection

amuninni

1. (literally) let's go
2. an expression of encouragement, disbelief, insistence, etc.: come on, go on, let's go