agnuni

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• gnuni (“apheretic”)

Etymology

From Old Sicilian anguni, possibly from Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn, “elbow”), or from the Latin prefix in + Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner angle”). Alternatively, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *angulōnem, from Latin angulus (through hypothetical older Sicilian forms *anguluni > *anghiuni); compare Sardinian ungrone, angrone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɲ.ˈɲu.ni/
• Hyphenation: a‧gnù‧ni

Noun

agnuni m

1. corner

Related terms

• agnunari
• agnunatu
• Agnuni
• agnunàrisi

 

Descendants

• → Italian: Agnone Bagni

See also

• ancuni
• àngulu