siccome

Italian

Etymology

From sì +‎ come.

Pronunciation

• (implying causality)

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  IPA^(key): /sikˈko.me/^°
  • Rhymes: -ome
  • Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me
• IPA^(key): /sikˈko.me/^°
  • Rhymes: -ome
  • Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me
• IPA^(key): (traditional) /sikˈko.me/^*
  • Rhymes: -ome
  • Hyphenation: sic‧có‧me
• (implying comparison) IPA^(key): (traditional) /ˈsik.ko.me/^*
  • Rhymes: -ikkome
  • Hyphenation: sìc‧co‧me

Conjunction

siccome

1. as, since (causality)

   Synonyms: poiché, dal momento che, giacché

   Siccome ero stanco, mi sono riposato. ― As I was tired, I took a rest.

2. as, like (comparison)

   Synonym: come

   • 1853, “La traviata”, Francesco Maria Piave (lyrics), Guiseppe Verdi (music), act 2, scene 5:

     Pura siccome un angelo / Iddio mi diè una figlia

     God gave me a daughter / As pure as an angel

Further reading

• siccome in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)