zeppu

Sassarese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Latin cippus, of uncertain further origin.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Turritan, Castelsardo) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛppu/[1]

Noun

zeppu m (plural zeppi)

  1. stump (of a tree)
  2. log (of wood)
  3. (in the plural) shackles

Etymology 2

Likely a borrowing from Italian zeppo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛppu/

Noun

zeppu (feminine singular zeppa, masculine and feminine plural zeppi)

  1. 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. Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN
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