pentuma

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Sardinian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Of unclear origin.

Either from a highly irregular development of the unattested Vulgar Latin *fendita, past participle of Latin findō (I cleave),[1] or belonging to the alleged Nuragic substrate. Compare also Etruscan 𐌐𐌄𐌍𐌈𐌍𐌀 (penθna), 𐌐𐌄𐌍𐌈𐌖𐌍𐌀 (penθuna, cippus, stele).[2]

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Noun[edit]

péntuma f

  1. ravine, precipice, gorge, gully
  2. cliff, chasm

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blasco Ferrer, Eduardo (2011) “A New Approach to the Mediterranean Substratum, with an Appendix of Paleo-Sardinian Microtoponyms”, in Romance Philology, volume 65, number 1, →JSTOR, page 74 of 43–85
  2. ^ Pittau, Massimo (2013), “Toponimi della Sardegna Settentrionale. Significato e origine”, at pittau.it

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