chiànciri
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- ciànciri (palatalization)
Etymology
From Latin plangere, present active infinitive of plangō (“strike, beat, as the breast in extreme grief, bewail”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-. Cognate of Italian piangere, Neapolitan chiagne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjan.tʃi.ɾi/, [ˈcãn̠ʲt͡ʃɪɾɪ], [ˈcãn̠ʲd͡ʒɪɾɪ]
- Hyphenation: chiàn‧ci‧ri
Verb
chiànciri
- to cry, to weep
Conjugation
Conjugation of chiànciri (second conjugation)
| infinitive | chiànciri | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | chiancennu | ||||||
| past participle | chianciutu | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
| present | chianciu | chianci | chianci | chiancemu | chianciti | chiàncinu, chiànciunu | |
| imperfect | chiancìa | chiancivi | chiancìa | chiancìamu | chiancìavu | chiancìanu | |
| preterite | chiancivi, chiancìi | chiancisti | chiancìu | chiancemmu | chiancìstivu | chianceru | |
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| conditional1 | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
| present | chiancirìa | chiancirissi | chiancirìa | chiancirìamu | chiancirìavu | chiancirìanu | |
| past | Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
| present | chianciu | chianci | chianci | chiancemu | chianciti | chiàncinu, chiànciunu | |
| imperfect | chiancissi | chiancissi | chiancissi | chiancìssimu | chiancìssivu | chiancìssiru | |
| present perfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | vossìa | nuàutri | vuàutri | – | |
| — | chianci | chiancissi | chiancemu | chianciti | — | ||
| 1disused | |||||||
Derived terms
- chianciuta