cippu

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Gallurese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin cippus, of uncertain further origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

cippu m (plural cippi)

  1. stump (of a tree)
  2. log (of wood)
  3. (in the plural) shackles

References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  1. 1.0 1.1 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cippus. Cognate with Italian ceppo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃip.pu/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: cìp‧pu

Noun

cippu m (plural cippi or cippa)

  1. stem, trunk (base of the tree)
    Synonym: zuccu
  2. block (wooden base for cutting meat or beheading)
    cippu di la ncùnija(wooden) anvil stand
  3. log (piece of a tree trunk, for burning)
  4. (figurative) descent, lineage, stock
  5. (nautical) stock (of an anchor)
  6. (typography) the superior of the two wooden beams at the sides of a printing press (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    Coordinate term: tressu
  7. (in the plural) See cippi pl.

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References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “cippu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 866
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “cippu”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 323