cirèsthrinu

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Sassarese

Etymology

Probably from Old Italian cilestrino, derived from cilestro (which likely influenced the change in stress position).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈrɛɬ.tri.nu/

Adjective

cirèsthrinu (feminine singular cirèsthrina, masculine and feminine plural cirèsthrini)

  1. azure, sky blue
    • 1957, Salvator Ruju, “Sóru sóru a Santu Prédu [All alone in Saint Peter]”, in Sassari véccia e nóba [Old and new Sassari]; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 179:
      Un’arietta frèsca,
      lu zéru cirèsthrinu
      cun calchi nui andèndi
      A fresh breeze, the azure sky with a few moving clouds

References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
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