abbà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "abba"

Sassarese

Etymology
PIE word
*h₂ékʷeh₂

Borrowed from Sardinian abbare, from Classical Latin aquārī, infinitive of aquor (“I bring water; I am watered”), derived from aqua (“water”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abˈba/

Noun

abbà

  1. (transitive) to water (pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
  2. (transitive, archaic) to water (provide (animals) with water for drinking)

References
  • Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 7
  • Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 25
  • Mauro Maxia (2014) “ábba”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese‎ (in Sassarese), page 8
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