Àjita

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Àgata (standard)
• Jàjita (diphthongized, dialectal)
• Agata, Ajita, Aita (eye dialect)

Etymology

Dialectal variant of Àgata, ultimately from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”). Cognate with Catalan Àgata and Àgueda, Italian Agata, Romagnol Êgta, Portuguese Ágata, Spanish Águeda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.i.ta/, [ˈa.ɪ.ta], [ˈja-]
• Hyphenation: À‧ji‧ta

Proper noun

Àjita

1. a female given name from Latin, of historical and religious usage, equivalent to English Agatha

Coordinate terms

• (male variants): Tinu, Jitinu, Ajitinu, Jajitinu

Derived terms

• Ajitina
• ajitina
• ajitinu
• Jajitina
• Jitina
• minnuzzi di sant'Àjita
• sant'Àjita
• Tina

Descendants

• Italian: Aita, sant'Aita (regional, eye dialect)

See also

• bumma
• cannalora
• carruali
• Ntuppateḍḍi
• vara