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Sardinian
Etymology
From a metathesis of chervu, cherbu, with devoicing of the intervocalic labial fricative.
Pronunciation
Noun
crefu m (plural crefos, feminine crefa)
- (northern Logudorese) Synonym of chervu (“deer; stag”)
References
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “kérvu1”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes