canciḍḍeri
Sicilian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- canziḍḍeri, canzilleri (non-palatalized variant, obsolete)
- cancilleri, cancillieri (diphthongized)
Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, canceḍḍu + -eri. Or from an earlier *kanzilleri, derived from a iotic metathesis of Late Latin cancellārius (“gatekeeper”), ultimately from cancellus + -arius. Cognate with Catalan canceller, German Kanzler, Italian cancelliere, Portuguese chanceler, Spanish canciller, English chancellor.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kan.t͡ʃiˈɖɖɛ.ɾi/, [kan.t͡ʃɪˈɖː(j)ɛ.ɾɪ], [kan.t͡sɪ-], [-ɪˈlː(j)ɛ.ɾɪ]
- Rhymes: -(j)ɛɾɪ
- Hyphenation: can‧ci‧ḍḍè‧ri
Noun
[edit]canciḍḍeri m (plural canciḍḍera)
- (historical) A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
- (law, judiciary) A chancellor, a civil servant assisting a judge or a court
- The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
- U canciḍḍeri austrìacu.
- The Austrian Chancellor
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (feminine): canciḍḍera
- (gatekeeper or secretary): sicritaru
- (head of government in some German-speaking countries): prisidenti, primu ministru, capu dû guvernu
Derived terms
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[edit]See also
[edit]Categories:
- Sicilian terms suffixed with -eri
- Sicilian terms derived from Late Latin
- Latin terms suffixed with -arius
- Sicilian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Sicilian/(j)ɛɾɪ
- Sicilian lemmas
- Sicilian nouns
- Sicilian masculine nouns
- Sicilian terms with historical senses
- scn:Law
- Sicilian terms with usage examples
- scn:Leaders
- scn:Legal occupations