colovra
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Sardinian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- colora (Logudorese)
- colovru, coloru m (Campidanese)
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
colovra f (plural colovras)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 452: “la serpe” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “kolòvra”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg