abbare

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin aquārī, infinitive of aquor (“I bring water; I am watered”), derived from aqua (“water”). Compare Campidanese acuai.

Verb

abbare (Logudorese, Nuorese)

1. (transitive) to water (to provide (animals) with water)
2. (transitive) to water, irrigate
3. (transitive) to water down, dilute

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abbare (Logudorese)

infinitive	simple	abbare
	compound	+ past participle
gerund	simple	abbende
	compound	+ past participle
past participle		abbadu
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	abbo	abbas	abbat	abbamus	abbades	abbant
	imperfect	abbaia, abbaio	abbaias	abbaiat	abbaìamus	abbaìazis	abbaiant
	future	apo a abbare	as a abbare	at a abbare	amus a abbare	azis a abbare	ant a abbare
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of + past participle
	future perfect	future of + past participle
conditional		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia abbare	dias abbare	diat abbare	diemus abbare	diedas abbare	diant abbare
perfect		present conditional of + past participle
subjunctive		chi deo, chi eo	chi tue	chi issu/issa/isse	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	abbe	abbes	abbet	abbemus	abbedas	abbent
	imperfect	abbere	abberes	abberet	abbèremus	abbèrezis	abberent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of + past participle
imperative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	abba	abbet	abbemus	abbade	abbent

    Conjugation of abbare (Nuorese)

infinitive	simple	abbare
	compound	+ past participle
gerund	simple	abbende
	compound	+ past participle
past participle		abbau
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		dego, deo	tue	issu/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	abbo	abbas	abbat	abbamus	abbaes	abbant
	imperfect	abbabo	abbabas	abbabat	abbabamus	abbabazes	abbabant
	future	apo a abbare	as a abbare	at a abbare	amus a abbare	azis a abbare	ant a abbare
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of + past participle
	future perfect	future of + past participle
conditional		dego, deo	tue	issu/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia abbare	dias abbare	diat abbare	diamus abbare	diazes abbare	diant abbare
perfect		present conditional of + past participle
subjunctive		chi dego, chi deo	chi tue	chi issu/issa	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	abbe	abbes	abbet	abbemus	abbezas	abbent
	imperfect	abbere	abberes	abberet	abberemus	abberezis	abberent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of + past participle
imperative		dego, deo	tue	issu/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	abba	abbet	abbemus	abbae	abbent

Derived terms

• abbàbile

Descendants

• → Gallurese: abbà
• → Sassarese: abbà

References

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