abbaiddà

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Sassarese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Logudorese abbaidare,[1] from Old Italian agguaitare, aguaitare, from Old French aguaitier, agaitier (to watch, survey, keep watch), derived from gaitier (to watch, survey). Compare Gallurese abbaità.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

abbaiddà

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to watch, look

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References[edit]

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  • Mauro Maxia (2014) “abbaiddá”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese[1] (in Sassarese), page 8
  1. ^ Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN