cuntatinu

Sicilian

Etymology

From cuntatu (“countryside”) +‎ -inu, ultimately from Latin comitatus. Compare Italian contadino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊn.taˈti.nʊ/ (standard)
• Hyphenation: cun‧ta‧tì‧nu

Noun

cuntatinu m (plural cuntatina)

1. peasant, inhabitant of the countryside

   Synonyms: cafuni, campagnolu, jurnataru, viḍḍanu

Related terms

• conti
• cumitatu
• cumizziu
• cuntea

 

See also

• cittatinu
• città
• civitati
• cumarca
• cumunitati
• cumunità
• cìvita