Siculo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. Siculo-Arabic Brit.

/ˌsɪkjᵿləʊˈarəbɪk/, U.S.

/ˌsɪkjəloʊˈɛrəbɪk/.

used as combining form of Latin Siculus Sicilian, as in Siculo-American, Siculo-Arabian, Siculo-Arabic, Siculo-Moresque, Siculo-Phœnician, Siculo-Punic.

1765 Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 405 This character on one of the Siculo-Punic medals.

1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 96 The ancient Siculo-Punic, and Siculo-Phœnician, characters.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 639 The true Siculo-Punic coins, that is, those actually struck by the Carthaginians in Sicily.

1939 Burlington Mag. Oct. 171/1 Twelfth-century Siculo-Arabic combs and croziers.

1966 Economist 2 July 51/1 It [sc. the Mafia] revived with the help of the Siculo-American gangsters employed to ease the Allied landings in Sicily.

1974 K. Clark Another Part of Wood iii. 115 Leigh Ashton..had a good eye for art of all kinds, but what he really loved was a small fragment of Sassanian silk, a Persian pot or a Siculo-Arabic ivory.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	siculo-
释义	Siculo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. Siculo-Arabic Brit. /ˌsɪkjᵿləʊˈarəbɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɪkjəloʊˈɛrəbɪk/. used as combining form of Latin Siculus Sicilian, as in Siculo-American, Siculo-Arabian, Siculo-Arabic, Siculo-Moresque, Siculo-Phœnician, Siculo-Punic. Π 1765 Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 405 This character on one of the Siculo-Punic medals. 1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 96 The ancient Siculo-Punic, and Siculo-Phœnician, characters. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 639 The true Siculo-Punic coins, that is, those actually struck by the Carthaginians in Sicily. 1939 Burlington Mag. Oct. 171/1 Twelfth-century Siculo-Arabic combs and croziers. 1966 Economist 2 July 51/1 It [sc. the Mafia] revived with the help of the Siculo-American gangsters employed to ease the Allied landings in Sicily. 1974 K. Clark Another Part of Wood iii. 115 Leigh Ashton..had a good eye for art of all kinds, but what he really loved was a small fragment of Sassanian silk, a Persian pot or a Siculo-Arabic ivory. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1765
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