Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin sanguinem. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂én-, oblique stem of *h₁ésh₂r̥ (blood).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sambene m (plural sambenes)

  1. blood
    Animales de sàmbene caentewarm-blooded animals (literally, “animals of warm blood”)

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References

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  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “sámbene”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg