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Palermu

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Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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  • Palemmu (regressively assimilated, dialectal)
  • Paliermu, Paljermu (rising diphthongization, dialectal)
  • Paliemmu, Paljemmu (rising diphthongization and regressive assimilation, dialectal)
  • Paleimmu, Palejmmu (ioticized /r/, triggering: falling diphthongization and regressive assimilation; dialectal)
  • Palìaimmu, Palìajmmu (ioticized /r/, triggering: falling diphthongization, stressed vowel enlenghtening and regressive assimilation; dialectal)

Etymology

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Conflation of Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), ultimately from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) +‎ ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”), apparently because of the good natural harbor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈlɛɾ.mu/, [paˈl(j)ɛɾmʊ], [paˈl(j)ɛmːʊ], [paˈl(j)ɛjmːʊ], [paˈli.a̯jmːʊ]
  • Rhymes: -èrmu
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧lèr‧mu

Proper noun

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Palermu

  1. Palermo (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy)
  2. Palermo (a metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo)

Derived terms

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See also

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