scantari

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *expaventāre, present active infinitive of *expaventō, derived from the present participle of Classical Latin expaveō. Compare Italian spaventare, Spanish, Portuguese, Occitan, and Catalan espantar, (also Catalan and Occitan espaventar), French épouvanter, also Romanian înspăimânta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃkan.ˈt̪aː.ɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: scan‧tà‧ri

Verb

scantari

  1. to scare, frighten
    Mi scantasti!
    You scared me!

Conjugation

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