aurri

Sardinian edit

Etymology edit

Of unknown origin. Hypothesized to be part of a Nuragic substrate. Often compared with Basque aurri (“name of a sp. of tree”),^[1] although this is not generally accepted as a valid comparison by most Vasconists.^[2]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈaurri/

Noun edit

aurri

(botany) hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)

References edit

^ “aurri” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 462

Further reading edit

“aurri” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it
Pallottino, Massimo (1950) Lilliu, Giovanni, editor, La Sardegna nuragica [Nuragic Sardinia] (Bibliotheca Sarda) (in Italian), Ilisso edizioni, published 2001, →ISBN, page 96

[1] “aurri” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

[2] Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 462

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