Sassarese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (outpost; station; watch; position), derived from the verb stō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Doublet of isthazioni.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /il.taˈʒɔ.ni/, [iɬtaˑ(ʒ)ˈʒɔːni]

Noun

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isthasgioni f (invariable)

  1. season (quarter of a year)
    • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Primabéra [Spring]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 13:
      l’antigga primabéra, più cruderi
      di tutti l’isthasgioni
      acchì zi torra a vidda e poi z’ammazza.
      Ancient Spring, [the] cruelest of all seasons, for it takes us back to life, and then kills us.

See also

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Seasons in Sassarese · isthasgioni (layout · text) · category
primmabera, branu (spring) isthaddiari, isthiu (summer) attugnu (autumn) inverru (winter)

References

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