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Sardinian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *gemellicum, from Latin gemellus. Variants ending in /e/ presumably influenced by frade (“brother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gremeddicu m (plural gremeddicos) (Nuorese)
- twin
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 15: “i gemelli” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “gemello”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “gameḍḍare”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg