mischinu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor, to be pitied”), in turn from Classical Syriac ܡܶܤܟܸܐܢܳܐ / ܡܶܤܟܸܢܳܐ / ܡܶܤܟܸܝܢܳܐ (meskēnā, “miserable, wretched”), from Akkadian 𒈦𒆕 (muškēnu, “beggar, needy, indigent”). Compare Italian meschino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈski.nu/, [mɪˈʃkiːnʊ]
• Hyphenation: mi‧schì‧nu

Adjective

mischinu (feminine singular mischina, masculine and feminine plural mischini)

1. wretched, pitiful
2. petty

Inflection

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	mischinu	mischina
Plural	mischini	mischini

Noun

mischinu m (plural mischini)

1. wretch, poor guy

   Synonym: puvireddu

Derived terms

• mischineddu