aḍḍevu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• addevu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɖˈɖɛ.vu/ (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.

Related terms

• allungari
• aḍḍivari
• cagnolu
• civari
• crìsciri
• spirtìrisi