Sicilie

See also: Sicilië and Sicílie

Friulian

Proper noun

Sicilie f

1. Sicily (The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily)

Related terms

• sicilian

See also

regions of Italy: regjons di Italieedit

• Abruç
• Basilicade
• Calabrie
• Campanie
• Emilie-Romagne
• Friûl-Vignesie Julie
• Lazi
• Ligurie
• Lombardie
• Marcjis
• Molîs
• Piemont
• Pulie
• Sardegne
• Sicilie
• Toscane
• Trentin-Sudtirôl
• Umbrie
• Val di Aoste
• Venit

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Sicilye

Etymology

From Old English Sicilia, from Latin Sicilia, from Ancient Greek Σικελία (Sikelía).

Proper noun

Sicilie

1. Sicily (an island and former kingdom in Europe)

Descendants

• English: Sicily

Old English

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Etymology

From Latin Siculī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ki.li.e/

Proper noun

Sicilie m pl

1. the Sicilians
2. Sicily (an island and former kingdom in Europe)
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     On ðǣre tīde fōr Leuinius sē consul of Mæcedonia on Sicilie mid sċiphere, ⁊ þǣr ġeēode Agrigentum þā burg, ⁊ ġefeng Hannonam heora lāttēow.

     At that time, the consul Laevinus went out from Macedonia to Sicily with a fleet, and there conquered the city of Agrigentum, and captured its leader Hannonem.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	—	Sicilie
accusative	—	Sicilie
genitive	—	Sicilia
dative	—	Sicilium

Derived terms

• Sicilisċ

Related terms

• Sicilia