a occi

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Sassarese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally “at eye”.

Prepositional phrase

a occi

  1. (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