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
Adjective
mischinu (feminine singular mischina, masculine and feminine plural mischini)
Inflection
Masculine | Feminine | |
Singular | mischinu | mischina |
Plural | mischini | mischini |
Noun
mischinu m (plural mischini)