fera 'ô luni

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• fera dû luni (Standard Sicilian)
• fera o' luni (Misspelled)
• fera o luni (Sicilian Eye Dialect)

Etymology

Literally “fair of the Monday”. The preposition dû, from di combined with the definite article u, becomes dô in the Eastern Sicilian dialects, often pronounced rhotically rô [ɾɔː] and even 'ô [ɔː], by apheresis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɛːɾä ɔː ˈluːnɪ]

Noun

fera 'ô luni f (plural feri 'ô luni)

1. A historical large, public market in the center of Catania, Sicily, originally held only on Mondays. It is now open on all working mornings.