Janiattini

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Janigattini ((reconstructed) earlier variant)
• Caniattini (italianization)

Etymology

Possibly from an earlier *Ganigattini. Borrowed from Arabic خَنْدَق الطِّينِ (ḵandaq aṭ-ṭīni, literally “moat of the mud”). Doublet of Sicilian Caniattì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.ni.atˈti.ni/ (standard)
• Hyphenation: Ja‧ni‧at‧tì‧ni

Proper noun

Janiattini m

1. Canicattini Bagni (a city in Italy)
2. Canicattini Bagni (a province of Italy)

Derived terms

• janiattinisa
• janiattinisi

 

Descendants

• →? Italian: Canicattini Bagni