sunnari

See also: Sunnari

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• nzunnari

Etymology

By surface analysis, sonnu (“sleep”, noun) +‎ -ari (verb-forming suffix). Likely derived from Vulgar Latin *somnāre. Cognate with Neapolitan sonnare. Compare Occitan and Catalan somiar, Portuguese sonhar, Italian sognare and Spanish soñar ~ ensoñar. Doublet of nzunnari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sunˈnari/
• Hyphenation: sun‧nà‧ri

Verb

sunnari

1. (ambitransitive) to dream (of)
2. to stargaze

Conjugation

    Conjugation of sunnari (first conjugation)

infinitive		sunnari
gerund		sunnannu
past participle		sunnatu
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	sunnu	sunni	sunna	sunnamu	sunnati	sonnanu, sonnunu
imperfect	sunnava, sunnavu	sunnavi	sunnava	sunnàvamu	sunnàvavu	sunnàvanu, sunnàvunu
preterite	sunnai	sunnasti	sunnau, sunnò	sunnammu, sunnamu	sunnàstivu	sunnàrunu, sunnaru
future1	sunnirò, sunnirogghiu	sunnirai	sunnirà	sunniremu	sunnireti, sunniriti	sunnirannu
present perfect	Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
past perfect	Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle
conditional present	sunnirìa	sunnirissi	sunnirìa	sunnirìamu	sunnirìavu	sunnirìanu
conditional past	Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle
subjunctive	iu	tu	iddu/idda	nuàutri	vuàutri	iddi
present	sunnu	sunni	sunna	sunnamu	sunnati	sonnanu, sonnunu
imperfect	sunnassi	sunnassi	sunnassi	sunnàssimu	sunnàssivu	sunnàssiru
present perfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle
imperative	–	tu	vossìa	nuàutri	vuàutri	–
	—	sunna	sunnassi	sunnamu	sunnati	—
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Derived terms

• nzunnari
• sunnata
• sunnatu

Related terms

• addurmisciutu
• curcari
• curcàrisi
• dòrmiri
• ncunuttàrisi
• ntrunatu
• riposu
• ripusari
• rizzettu
• stinnicchiàrisi