crozi

Sassarese

Alternative forms

• grozi
• cruzi (Sedini)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin crux, crucem, from Proto-Italic *kruks or *krukis, of unknown further origin.

Pronunciation

• (Turritan) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔd͡zi/

Noun

crozi f (invariable)

1. cross
   • 1866, Giovanni Spano, chapter X, in Il Vangelo di S. Matteo volgarizzato in dialetto sardo sassarese‎^[1] (overall work in Sassarese and Italian), London, verse 38, page 37:

     E ca no piglia la so’ crozi, e mi sighi, no è dignu di me.

     [E ca no pìglia la so’ crozi, e mi sighi, no è dignu di me.]

     And whoever doesn't take his own cross, and follow me, is not worthy of me.