arveghe

Sardinian

Alternative forms
  • barveghe, barbeghe, barbeghe, berbeghe, berveghe, erveghe, ilveghe (Logudorese)
  • barbei, brabei, brebei, brobei, erbei, arbei, ebrei (Campidanese)
  • berbeche, berveche, erveche, verveche (Nuorese)

Etymology

From Latin vervēx (“wether”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”). Compare Italian berbice, French brebis, Romanian berbec.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /arˈbeɡe/

Noun

arveghe f (plural arveghes)

  1. (Logudorese) sheep
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.