bidellu

Sassarese

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Italian bidello, from Medieval Latin bidellus, from Frankish *bidal (“messenger”), from Proto-Germanic *budilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈdɛllu/

Noun

bidellu m (plural bidelli)

1. (school) janitor

Derived terms

• bidelleria

References

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