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Sassarese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Late Latin speclum, from Classical Latin speculum (“mirror, looking glass”), derived from speciō (“I observe, look at”) + -ulum (instrument suffix).
Compare Italian specchio, Nuorese isprecu, Logudorese ispeju, Campidanese sprigu.
Noun
ippìcciu m (plural ippicci)
- mirror
Etymology 2
Perhaps from Italian spiccio (“quick; abrupt, brusque, brisk”), deverbal from spicciare (“to rush through”).
Adjective
ippìcciu (feminine singular ippìccia, masculine and feminine plural ippicci)
- quick
Etymology 3
Inherited from Classical Latin spīculum (“little sharp point or sting”), diminutive of spīcum, spīca (“head, ear, spike (of grain)”).
Compare Italian spicchio, Logudorese isprigu, Nuorese ispricu.
Noun
ippìcciu m (plural ippicci)
- segment (of a citrus fruit)
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 2, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 689
- Giosue Muzzo (1981) “104”, in Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018