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Sassarese
Etymology
Literally “at eye”.
Prepositional phrase
a occi
- (idiomatic) at the front, in front, before
- Synonyms: a fronti, addananzi, dananzi
- Antonyms: addareddu, dareddu, fattu, infattu
1863 , Antonio Martini, chapter VII, in Giovanni Spano, transl., Lu càntiggu de li càntigghi di Salamoni , London, translation of Il cantico de' cantici (in Italian), verse 10, page 13:Eju soggu di lu me’ iltimaddu, e eddu è vultaddu a occi a me.
- I am of my beloved, and he is turned in front of me.
c. 19th century, anonymous author, “”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese, volume 2 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 47, page 134:Tutti li dinà chi femu
Li punimu a occi a soli- a sori]
- All the money we make, we put in front of the sun
1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Cunfini ”, in La poesia di l'althri (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 17:Intantu un biddisò si fèimma un aizu
sobr’a la grunda di la casa a occi- Meanwhile a sparrow perches for a moment on top of the gutter of the house in front
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes