cumpari

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cumpà (apocopic variant)
• mpari (aphaeretic variant)
• mbari, mbare (aphaeretic and voiced variant, typical in South-Eastern Coast, nearby Catania)

Etymology

Possibly derived from a Occitan stratum, ultimately from Late Latin compater, compatrem, from Latin cum + pater. Cognate to Neapolitan cumpà, Italian compare, Catalan compare and French compère.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kumˈpa.ɾi/, [kʊɱˈpa.ɾɪ]
• Hyphenation: cum‧pà‧ri

Noun

cumpari m (plural cumpari)

1. (obsolete) male baptismal sponsor of one's child, co-father, godfather
2. (obsolete) male witness at one's wedding, best man
3. (by extension, slang) close male friend

   Com'è cumpari, chi si dici?. What's up buddy, how are you doing?

4. (by extension, non confidential, slang) a guy
5. (interjection) man

Coordinate terms

• cummari

Derived terms

• cumpanaggiu
• cumpanàticu
• cumpariari
• cumpà
• mpari

 

Descendants

• ⇒ English: goombah