abbà
See also: Appendix:Variations of "abba"
Sassarese edit
Etymology edit
| PIE word |
|---|
| *h₂ékʷeh₂ |
Borrowed from Sardinian abbare, from Classical Latin aquārī, infinitive of aquor (“I bring water; I am watered”), derived from aqua (“water”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abbà
- (transitive) to water (pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
- (transitive, archaic) to water (provide (animals) with water for drinking)
References edit
- Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 7
- Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 25
- Mauro Maxia (2014) “ábba”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese[1] (in Sassarese), page 8