Muncibbeḍḍu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Mungibbeḍḍu (sonorized variant, dialectal)

Etymology

A tautological toponym from the Latin mons +‎ Arabic جَبَل (jabal), both meaning “mountain”. It is not clear if the first element derives directly from Sicilian munti, from Latin mōns, montem or from another romance adstratum; in any case, the last syllable dropped unusually in favour of the palatalization with the second compound word.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmu.nt͡ʃibˈbɛɖ.ɖu/, [ˌmu.nt͡ʃɪˈbːɛ.ɖːʊ], [ˌmu.nd͡ʒɪ-], [-ˈbːjɛ-], [-ˈbːi.a(j)-], [-ˈbːi-], [-ɖʊ]
Rhymes: -(j)ɛɖɖʊ
Hyphenation: Mun‧cib‧bèḍ‧ḍu

Proper noun

Muncibbeḍḍu m

Etna (a volcano in Sicily, Italy)
Synonyms: Etna, a Muntagna

Derived terms

Muncibbiḍḍisi

Related terms

Descendants

→ Italian: Mongibello (toponym)
→ Italian: Moncibello (surname), Mongibello (surname), Nuncibello (surname)