abbaidare

Sardinian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /abbaiˈdare/

Verb edit

abbaidare

(transitive, intransitive, Logudorese) to watch, look

Descendants edit

→ Gallurese: abbaità
→ Sassarese: abbaiddà

References edit

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

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