Rijitanu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Rejitanu (ɛ-coloured variant, dialectal)
• Reitanu, Riitanu (simplified orthography, dialectal)

Etymology

Surname derived from the demonym rijitanu (now mostly subseded by riggitanu), 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

Proper noun

Rijitanu m

1. a habitational surname

   Synonym: Rejitanu

Related terms

• Caitanu
• Napulitanu
• Palirmitanu

 

Descendants

• → Italian: Reitano
  • → English: Reitano