nuàutri
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- niàutri, nuiàutri, nuatri, niatri, nuiatri, nuvatri
Etymology
nui + àutri. Compare Italian noialtri, Spanish nosotros.
Pronoun
nuàutri
- we
Usage notes
- The pronoun nui is rarely used in Sicilian by itself. Instead, the preferred forms combine nui (“we”) and àutri (“others”), such as nuàutri.[1]
- The actual spelling and pronunciation of this pronoun varies highly by dialect.
Inflection
| nominative | nuàutri |
|---|---|
| prepositional | nuàutri |
| accusative | ni |
| dative | ni |
| reflexive | ni |
| possessive | nostru |
See also
- nui
- vuàutri
References
- Pitrè, Giuseppe (1875) Fiabe, novelle e racconti popolari siciliani, Volume 4 (in Italian), Palermo: L. Pedone Lauriel, →ISBN, pages ccx