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Etymology

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From abbaco (abacus) +‎ -are (verb-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ab.baˈka.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧cà‧re

Verb

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abbacàre (first-person singular present àbbaco, first-person singular past historic abbacài, past participle abbacàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) to calculate
  2. (intransitive, figurative, rare):
    1. to daydream
      Synonyms: fantasticare, almanaccare
    2. to rack one's brain or puzzle
      Synonym: scervellarsi

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Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Likely a borrowing. Compare Occitan abaucar (to calm; to calm down). The northern forms might be from a language of northern Italy (compare Lombard balcà (to die down, calm down)).[1] Compare Campidanese abbacai.

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Verb

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abbacare (Logudorese)

  1. (transitive) to slow down
  2. (transitive) to calm down (to cause to become less excited, intense or angry)
  3. (intransitive) to calm down (to become less intense) (of wind)

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References

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  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  1. ^ Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “ab(b)akkare”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg