colovra

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• colora (Logudorese)
• colovru, coloru m (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlobra/

Noun

colovra f (plural colovras)

1. (Nuorese) snake, serpent

Derived terms

• colovredda
• culuvrone

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 452: “la serpe” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “kolòvra”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg