cummari
Sicilian
Etymology
From Late Latin commater, commatrem, from Latin cum + mater The godmother of one's child becomes like the spiritual mother of her godchild because it is supposed that bonds of familiarity and affection exist between cummari.
Pronunciation
Noun
cummari f (plural cummari)
- female baptismal sponsor of one's child, cummer, godmother
- "Aciḍḍuzzu di me cummari", traditional song (as given in 2012, Nicolò La Perna, Rosa Balistreri - Rusidda... a licatisi, p. 292):
- Aciḍḍuzzu di me cummari / senza pinni e senza ali / si pusau supra a scagghiola / a testa di intra e l’ali di fora.
- Little bird of my godmother / Without feathers and without wings / Alighted on the canary-grass / Head inside and wings outside.
- Aciḍḍuzzu di me cummari / senza pinni e senza ali / si pusau supra a scagghiola / a testa di intra e l’ali di fora.
- "Aciḍḍuzzu di me cummari", traditional song (as given in 2012, Nicolò La Perna, Rosa Balistreri - Rusidda... a licatisi, p. 292):
- female witness at one's wedding; maid of honor
- close female friend (often between women)