sta jurnata

Sicilian

Etymology

From Sicilian sta, contracted form of chista (“this”) + jurnata (“day”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʃt̪a jʊɾ.ˈna.t̪a]

Adverb

sta jurnata

  1. today
    • 1888, Giuseppe Pitrè, Fiabe e legende popolari Siciliane: raccolte ed illus. da Giuseppe Pitrè, page 28:
      "Cc'è un 'nimali, ca ogni giornu s'havi a manciari un cristianu, e sta jurnata cci tocca a la figghia di lu Re."
      There is an animal, which every day must eat a person, and today it is the daughter of the King's turn.

Synonyms
  • stasira
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