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Sassarese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sardinian abbare, from Classical Latin aquārī, infinitive of aquor (“I bring water; I am watered”), derived from aqua (“water”).
Pronunciation
Verb
abbà
- (transitive) to water (pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
- (transitive, archaic) to water (provide (animals) with water for drinking)
References
- Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 7
- Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 25
- Mauro Maxia (2014) “ábba”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese (in Sassarese), page 8