cchiui

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• chiù (non-geminated orthographic variant)
• cchiù (apocoped orthographic variant)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *plui, from Latin plus. The initial pl- changed regularly into a geminated cchi- while the final Latin -s turned into -i as happened also in nui, vui and poi. Compare Italian più (and earlier piue), Neapolitan cchiù.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkkju.ɪ]
• Hyphenation: cchiù‧i

Adverb

cchiui

1. more
2. (idiomatic) No longer; not any more.

   Nun paju cchiui oji.

   I will pay no more today.

Noun

cchiui

1. A positive quantity.
2. (arithmetic) A plus sign: +.

Derived terms

• cchiussai
• cchiù