aḍḍevu

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • addevu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aɖˈɖɛ.vʊ/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: a‧ḍḍè‧vu

Etymology 1

From Latin allevō. Compare Italian allevare.

Verb

aḍḍevu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aḍḍivari
Conjugation
    Conjugation of aḍḍivari (first conjugation)
infinitive aḍḍivari
gerund aḍḍivannu
past participle aḍḍivatu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative iu tu iddu/idda nuàutri vuàutri iddi
present aḍḍivu aḍḍivi aḍḍiva aḍḍivamu aḍḍivati aḍḍevanu, aḍḍevunu
imperfect aḍḍivava, aḍḍivavu aḍḍivavi aḍḍivava aḍḍivàvamu aḍḍivàvavu aḍḍivàvanu, aḍḍivàvunu
preterite aḍḍivai aḍḍivasti aḍḍivau, aḍḍivò aḍḍivammu, aḍḍivamu aḍḍivàstivu aḍḍivàrunu, aḍḍivaru
future1 aḍḍivirò, aḍḍivirogghiu aḍḍivirai aḍḍivirà aḍḍiviremu aḍḍivireti, aḍḍiviriti aḍḍivirannu
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 aḍḍivirìa aḍḍivirissi aḍḍivirìa aḍḍivirìamu aḍḍivirìavu aḍḍivirìanu
past Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle
subjunctive iu tu iddu/idda nuàutri vuàutri iddi
present aḍḍivu aḍḍivi aḍḍiva aḍḍivamu aḍḍivati aḍḍevanu, aḍḍevunu
imperfect aḍḍivassi aḍḍivassi aḍḍivassi aḍḍivàssimu aḍḍivàssivu aḍḍivàssiru
present perfect Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle
imperative – tu vossìa nuàutri vuàutri –
— aḍḍiva aḍḍivassi aḍḍivamu aḍḍivati —
1disused

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *allevus, from Latin allevo. Compare Italian allievo.

Noun

aḍḍevu m (plural aḍḍeva)

  1. A very young human being; a child.
    Synonyms: carusu, picciriḍḍu
  2. A minor.
  • allungari
  • aḍḍivari
  • cagnolu
  • civari
  • crìsciri
  • spirtìrisi
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