Romagnol

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From either Ancient Greek μαδαίος (madaíos) or μαδαρός (madarós, wet) + σκώληξ (skṓlēx, worm). The second definition is from Latin malva + ibiscum (Althaea officinalis) and was influenced by the former one.

Noun

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madavèscul m (invariable) (Bassa Romagna)

  1. earthworm
  2. Only used in radiṣ d madavèscul

References

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  • Ponseggi, Franco (2016) Lèžar e scrìvar in Rumagnôl [Write and read in the Romagnol language] (in Italian), Rome: Youcanprint Self-Publishing, page 212