beddu
masculine
The English word "beautiful" is translated into Sicilian as beddu.
This adjective is used to describe someone or something that is attractive.
Meaning: attractive (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use beddu for the masculine singular, bedda for the feminine singular and beddi for the masculine plural. Note that bedda is the feminine form of the adjective.
Did you know?
- In Sicily, calling someone beddu or bedda is often used as a term of endearment similar to 'dear' or 'honey', regardless of whether the person is actually physically attractive.
- While the Italian word is bello, Sicilian shifts the 'l' to a 'd' to create beddu, a phonetic trait found across many local dialects.
- Sicilian speakers may use beddu sarcastically to describe a disastrous situation, functioning exactly like the English word 'great' in a phrase like 'Great, now it is raining'.
Examples in context
- Maria è bedda assai!Maria is very beautiful!
- Nta st'acqua, mi vidi na missinedda!In this water, I saw a beauty!
- Chistu mari è beddu.This sea is beautiful.
- Hai un figghiu beddu.You have a beautiful son.
- U paisi è assai beddu.The village is very beautiful.
Example conversation
Giuseppe and Agata are walking in a village square.
- GiuseppeAgata, guarda chistu furnu, è beddu.Agata, look at this oven, it is beautiful.
- AgataÈ veru, è un bellu postu.It is true, it is a beautiful place.
- GiuseppeSì, u paisi è beddu.Yes, the village is beautiful.
- AgataMi piagi assai veniri ccà.I really like coming here.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beautiful” translations and entries beddu, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
