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Sassarese
Etymology 1
Inherited from Classical Latin cippus, of uncertain further origin.
Pronunciation
- (Turritan, Castelsardo) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛppu/[1]
Noun
zeppu m (plural zeppi)
- stump (of a tree)
- log (of wood)
- (in the plural) shackles
Etymology 2
Likely a borrowing from Italian zeppo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
zeppu (feminine singular zeppa, masculine and feminine plural zeppi)
- full to the brim, jam-packed
References
- Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 2, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 1204
- Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 188
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN