anzenu

Sardinian

Alternative forms

alienu, aienu, açenu (medieval)
azenu (Old Sassarese?)
allenu (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin aliēnus. For the nasal infix, compare mezus~menzus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /anˈd͡zenu/

Adjective

anzenu (feminine singular anzena, masculine plural anzenos, feminine plural anzenas)

(Logudorese, Nuorese) foreign

References

Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “alieno”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “alienu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

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