Sicilian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *accaptāre. Compare Neapolitan accattà and Italian accattare.

Conceivably borrowed from Old Norman acater, but more likely inherited; cf. the Sardinian accattare, attested in early texts.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /akkatˈtari/
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cat‧tà‧ri

Verb

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accattari

  1. to buy, to purchase

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*accaptare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 68