abbaidare

Sardinian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Italian agguaitare, aguaitare, from Old French aguaitier, agaitier (“to watch, survey, keep watch”), derived from gaitier (“to watch, survey”). Compare Nuorese abbadiare, abbaitare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abbaiˈdare/

Verb

abbaidare

1. (transitive, intransitive, Logudorese) to watch, look

Descendants

• → Gallurese: abbaità
• → Sassarese: abbaiddà

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes