rijitanu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• riggitanu (palatalized)
• rejitanu (ɛ-coloured variant, dialectal)
• reitanu, riitanu (simplified orthography, dialectal)

Etymology

By surface analysis, Riju +‎ itanu; from Late Latin rhēgītanus (attested in the 5th-century De haeresi et historia Eutychiana), from Rhēgium +‎ -ītānus, ultimately from Latin Rhegium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʐɪ.ɪˈta.nʊ/ (standard)
• Hyphenation: Ri‧ji‧tà‧nu

Adjective

rijitanu (feminine singular rijitana, masculine and feminine plural rijitani)

1. of, from or relating to Reggio Calabria

   Synonym: riggitanu

Noun

rijitanu m (plural rijitani)

1. native or inhabitant of Reggio Calabria (male or of unspecified gender)

Coordinate terms

• rijitana

 

Derived terms

• Rijitanu

 

Related terms

• Caitanu
• Napulitanu
• Palirmitanu
• Riggiu
• Rijina
• Riju