Gallurese

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Etymology

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Likely a semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin chrīsma,[1] from Ancient Greek χρῖσμᾰ (khrîsma, anointin, unction), derived from χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, I smear with; I anoint), derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (to smear; to paint; to streak).

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Noun

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gresima f (plural gresimi)

  1. (Christianity) confirmation

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Gallurese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN