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Sassarese
Etymology
Borrowed from Logudorese abbaidare,[1] from Old Italian agguaitare, aguaitare, from Old French aguaitier, agaitier (“to watch, survey, keep watch”), derived from gaitier (“to watch, survey”). Compare Gallurese abbaità.
Pronunciation
Verb
abbaiddà
- (transitive, intransitive) to watch, look
Derived terms
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- Mauro Maxia (2014) “abbaiddá”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese (in Sassarese), page 8
- ^ Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN