zeppu

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Sassarese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Classical Latin cippus, of uncertain further origin.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

zeppu m (plural zeppi)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Likely a borrowing from Italian zeppo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. full to the brim, jam-packed

References[edit]

  • 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN
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