fragare

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• fiagare

Etymology

From Latin frāgrāre, present infinitive of frāgrō (“I emit a smell”), from Proto-Italic *frāgrāō, from *frāgros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂g- (“to smell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fraˈɡare/, [fɾä.ˈɣ̞äː.ɾɛ]

Verb

fragare (Logudorese)

1. (transitive) to smell (to sense (a smell))
2. (intransitive) to smell (to have a particular smell)

Derived terms

• fragosu
• fragu

 

References

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