Sicari Language Glossary

The Sicari language is a mix of Italian and Latin, blended together to form a dialect that is not the Italian or Latin we know or study today. The dialect has evolved over the past two thousand years as any language does.

As Latin is a dead language*, it is reasonable to assume that the Sicari language itself would have evolved with changes in word usage, dialects, spellings and other grammatical uses as the Sicari combined their use of Latin with other Italian dialects over the centuries. 

Those familiar with either Latin or Italian may find reading the Sicari language jarring due to the poetic license taken in creating the Sicari language.

Below is a glossary of terms for those interested in the language used in the Order of the Sicari books. Note that there are different words that mean the same thing. This is due to the dialect changing over the centuries.

*A dead language is one that is no longer the primary language used by a group of people on a daily basis. However, it is still has uses within scholarly and legal contexts. E.g., Caveat emptor, which means "buyer beware."

 

Absconditus  - Sicari Lords' guild

Amici - friend, buddy, pal

Bambola - Doll

Bastardi - bastards (plural)

bastardo - bastard

Bonum fortunium et longa vita  Good Fortune and long life

Cak - shit

Canicula - bitch or shark

Capicse - Understood

Cara - dear (female)

Carino - my darling (male)

Carissima - dear (female)

Caro - dear (male)

Care Deus - Dear God

Celeris - bodyguard/advisor to Prima Consul

coglioni - balls

Colei - balls

Come lei desidera - As you wish

Curavi - the healing rite by an empath/healer of the Sicari Order

Destinatus diabolus - Stubborn Devil

Deus - God

dolce cuore - sweetheart

Dolce mia - my sweet

dolcezza - honey

Dominus - Master/Masters in reference to the Praetorian Lords

Exsilium  - Exile from the Praetorian brotherhood and the church

Fanculo - fuck

Figlio di puttana  - son of a bitch

Fotte - fuck

Gratias Deus - Thank God

il christi omnipotentia - christ almighty

il mio signore - my lord and liege (a title of high status)

il mia signora - my lady and liege (a title of high status)

Indictio - punishment

l'amor Deus - for the love of God

Longior vivere ordinis Sicari - Long Live the Sicari Order

Mea amor - my love

Mea cor - my heart

Mea delicia - my delicious sweet

Mea dulcis  - my sweet

Mea gladius non voluntas concidi - My sword will not fail

Mea kara - my beloved

Mea karus - my dear

Mea mellis - my honey

Merda di toro - bull shit

Ob amor Deus - for the Love of God

Porco - pig

Potior - Praetorian drug used to suppress Sicari abilities

Praetorian Dominus - equivalent of a Sicari Lord

Pueri - boy

Stonza - shit

Testa di Cazzo - dickhead

Tironis - beginner/novice; rank in the Order

Va bene  - fine, whatever

Vecchio amico - old friend

Vecchio idiota - old idiot/fool

Vigilavi - people who serve/work with the Sicari

 

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