Gavinu
Sardinian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin Gabīnus,[1] possibly derived from Classical Latin Gabiī, name of an ancient city in Latium.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gavinu m
- (Logudorese) Alternative form of Gabinu
- 1437, Antonio Cano, Sa Vitta et sa Morte, et Passione de sanctu Gavinu, Prothu et Januariu [The life, and the death, and passion of saint Gavinus, Prothus, and Januarius]; republished in Leonardo Sole, editor, Antonio cano - La poesia epica come dramma popolare e messaggio evangelico, 2005:
- […] cussos acomandayt ad unu cavaleri,
clamadu Gavinu, qui fuyt sou scuderi.- […] he ordered that to a knight named Gavinus, who had been his squire.
- (Campidanese) a male given name from Late Latin, equivalent to Logudorese Gabinu, Sassarese Gabinu, or Italian Gavino; diminutive form Baìngiu
References edit
- ^ Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes