Palermu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Palèimmu, Palìaimmu, Paliemmu (Palermitan dialects)

Etymology

Conflation of Arabic بَلَرْم (balarm), ultimately from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (pan-, “all”) +‎ ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”), apparently because of the good natural harbor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlɛɾmu/
• IPA^(key): [paˈlɛjmːʊ], [paˈlia̯jmːʊ], [paˈljɛmːʊ]
• Hyphenation: Pa‧lèr‧mu

Proper noun

Palermu

1. Palermo (the capital city of Sicily, Italy)
2. Palermo (a metropolitan city of Sicily, Italy)

Derived terms

• palirmitana
• palirmitanu

 

See also

• Ballarò
• Capu
• Castrianni
• Catània
• Girgenti
• Magonza
• Missina
• Munneḍḍu
• Nissa
• Ragusa
• Saragusa
• Sicilia
• Tràpani
• Vicarìa
• Vuccirìa