SICILIAN PROVERBS

translated into English by Arthur V. Dieli

Abbreviations
  adj.   adjective
  adv.   adverb
  aff.   affirmative
  antiq.   antiquated
  aug.   augmentative
  bot.   botanical
  conj.   conjunction
  dim.   diminutive
  excl.   exclamation
  fut.   future
  grp.   grouping
  ichth.   ichthyology
  imp.   imperative
  interj..   interjection
  iron.   irony
  inv.   invariable
  ital.   italian
  joc.   jocular
  lat.   latin
  lit.   literally
  loc.   locative
  met.   metaphoric
  n.f.   feminine noun
  n.f.pl.   feminine plural noun
  n.m.   masculine noun
  naut.   nautical
  neg.   negative
  ornith.   ornithology
  p.sing.   person singular
  past p.   past participle
  pejor.   pejorative
  pl.   plural
  poss.   possessive
  prep.   preposition
  pres.p.   present participle
  pron.   pronoun
  rar.   rarely
  refl.   reflexive
  rel.   religious
  subj.   subjunctive
  Tr.   translator
  v.i.   intransitive verb
  v.t.   transitive verb
  vulg.   vulgar
  zool.   zoological
                       

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