Sicilian

Alternative forms

• giurnata

Noun

jurnata f (plural jurnati)

1. day
   • 1873, Giuseppe Pitrè, Novelline popolari siciliane raccolte in Palermo ed annotate, page 49:

     'Na jurnata ca la picciotta era sula misi a girari ddu gran palazzu; girannu, vidi 'na purticedda; grapi e vidi tri beddi picciutteddi [...]

     One day that the girl was alone, she set off to wander around the palace; wandering, she saw a small door; opened it and saw three handsome boys...

Derived terms

• sta jurnata

Related terms

• jornu/giornu

See also

• sirata