chiànciri

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• ciànciri (palatalization)

Etymology

From Latin plangere, present active infinitive of plangō (“strike, beat, as the breast in extreme grief, bewail”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-. Cognate of Italian piangere, Neapolitan chiagne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjan.tʃi.ɾi/, [ˈcãn̠ʲt͡ʃɪɾɪ], [ˈcãn̠ʲd͡ʒɪɾɪ]
• Hyphenation: chiàn‧ci‧ri

Verb

chiànciri

1. to cry, to weep

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chiànciri (second conjugation)

infinitive		chiànciri
gerund			chiancennu
past participle			chianciutu
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	chianciu	chianci	chianci	chiancemu	chianciti	chiàncinu, chiànciunu
imperfect	chiancìa	chiancivi	chiancìa	chiancìamu	chiancìavu	chiancìanu
preterite	chiancivi, chiancìi	chiancisti	chiancìu	chiancemmu	chiancìstivu	chianceru
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	chiancirìa	chiancirissi	chiancirìa	chiancirìamu	chiancirìavu	chiancirìanu
past	Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle
subjunctive	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	chianciu	chianci	chianci	chiancemu	chianciti	chiàncinu, chiànciunu
imperfect	chiancissi	chiancissi	chiancissi	chiancìssimu	chiancìssivu	chiancìssiru
present perfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle
imperative	–	tu	vossìa	nuàutri	vuàutri	–
	—	chianci	chiancissi	chiancemu	chianciti	—
1disused

Derived terms

• chianciuta