suzio
Ladino
Etymology
From Latin sūcidus (“juicy; oily, greasy”), from sūcus (“juice, sap”) whence English succinite (“Baltic amber”). Compare Spanish sucio.
Adjective
suzio (Latin spelling)
- dirty
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sūcidus (“juicy; oily, greasy”), from sūcus (“juice, sap”). According to Corominas and Pascual (vol. Ri-X 1983:324), it is always attested with -z- until the end of the 15th century; a derivation via a Latin variant succidus (as reported in some sources such as DRAE 23rd ed.[1]) is therefore spurious.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsudzjo/
Adjective
suzio m (feminine suzia, masculine plural suzios, feminine plural suzias)
- dirty
- between 1140-1207, Anonymous, Cantar de mío Cid 2291:
- El manto & el brial todo ſuʒio lo ſaco
(modernized) El manto e el brial todo suzio lo sacó- His mantle and bliaut were all dirty when he took them out
- (literally, “The mantle and the bliaut, he took it all out dirty”)
- El manto & el brial todo ſuʒio lo ſaco
Descendants
- Ladino: suzio
- Spanish: sucio
References
- “sucio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “sucio”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos