velenu

Maltese

Alternative forms

• valenu (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian veleno, from Latin venenum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛˈlɛː.nu/

• Audio (Gozo)

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Noun

velenu m (plural veleni)

1. poison

   Synonym: (dated) semm

Related terms

• avvelenament
• velenożità
• velenuż
• vvelena (avvalena, vvalena, vvaliena, avvelena, invalena)

 

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• verenu, vaneu
• felenu, fereu, fareu
• venenu (< Spanish veneno)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian veleno, from Latin venēnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈlenu/

Noun

velenu m

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1. poison, venom

Descendants

• Sardinian: velenosu

References

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