colovra
Sardinian edit
Alternative forms edit
- colora (Logudorese)
- colovru, coloru m (Campidanese)
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
colovra f (plural colovras)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- 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