morbu
Sicilian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin morbus (“illness”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmɔɾ.βʊ/
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔβ.βʊ/, [ˈmɔb.bʊ], [ˈmɔv.vʊ] (regressively assimilated)
- Hyphenation: mòr‧vu
Noun
editmorbu m (uncountable)
- snot (nose mucus)
- (medicine, zoology) glanders
- (general sense) illness
- Synonyms: malatìa, rifridduri, corpu d'aria