abbà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abba"

Sassarese

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /abˈba/

Verb

abbà

1. (transitive) to water (pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
2. (transitive, archaic) to water (provide (animals) with water for drinking)

References

• 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