sambene

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• sambine
• sanguini (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin sanguinem. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂én-, oblique stem of *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsambene/

Noun

sambene m (plural sambenes)

1. blood

   Animales de sàmbene caente ― warm-blooded animals (literally, “animals of warm blood”)

Derived terms

• sambenicaldu (“warm-blooded”)
• sambenifrittu (“cold-blooded”)

Related terms

• sambenariu (“bloodthirsty”)
• sambenosu (“bloody”)
• sambinidade (“consanguinity”)
• sambenizu (“surname”)
• sambinante (“bleeding”)

References

• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “sámbene”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg