umaniddai

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Sassarese

Etymology

PIE word
*dʰéǵʰōm

Borrowed from Classical Latin hūmānitās, hūmānitātem, derived from hūmānus (human).

Pronunciation

Noun

umaniddai f (invariable)

  1. (collective) humanity, humankind
  2. humanity, benevolence
    • 1957, Salvator Ruju, “Un pézzu di Sassari nóba [A piece of the new Sassari]”, in Sassari véccia e nóba [Old and new Sassari]; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 191:
      Zibiri è, assabuda,
      piena d’umanidai
      It is civil, wise, full of humanity

References

  • Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 2, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 1164
  • Giosue Muzzo (1981) “umanidài”, in Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 182
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes