bene

From Latin bene (“well”). Compare Italian bene.


feu

Ultimately from Latin foedus. Compare Spanish feo.


sardu

Of unclear origin. Possibly from an adjectival derivate of the pre-Roman substrate root *sard- through Latin sardus.

unk

unclear


malu

sc-adj

malu (feminine singular mala, masculine plural malos, feminine plural malas)

mala (feminine singular)
malos (masculine plural)
malas (feminine plural)


beru

beru (feminine singular bera, masculine plural beros, feminine plural beras)

bera (feminine singular)
beros (masculine plural)
beras (feminine plural)
bera (feminine singular)
beros (masculine plural)
beras (feminine plural)

From Latin vērus, from Proto-Italic *wēros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros, derived from *weh₁- (“true”).

No sciu si mi pariat beru o falsu

1842, Giuanni Rossi, “De is modus”, in Elementus de gramatica de su dialettu sardu meridionali e de sa lingua italiana, Casteddu: Stamperia de Antoni Timon, section 127, page 52:

I don't know if it seems true or false to me


cottu

From Latin coctus. Compare Italian cotto.


custu

custu (feminine singular custa, masculine plural custos, feminine plural custas)

custa (feminine singular)
custos (masculine plural)
custas (feminine plural)
custa (feminine singular)
custos (masculine plural)
custas (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste. Compare Italian questo, Sicilian chistu, Romanian acest, Occitan aqueste, Catalan aquest.

Custas classis si nanta cun d'unu vocabulu comunu a totus partis de su discursu

1842, Giuanni Rossi, “De sa gramatica, e de is partis de su discursu”, in Elementus de gramatica de su dialettu sardu meridionali e de sa lingua italiana, Casteddu: Stamperia de Antoni Timon, section 26, page 9:

These classes are called using a term common to all: parts of speech


grogu

grogu (feminine singular groga, masculine plural grogos, feminine plural grogas)

groga (feminine singular)
grogos (masculine plural)
grogas (feminine plural)
groga (feminine singular)
grogos (masculine plural)
grogas (feminine plural)

Possibly borrowed from Catalan groc, from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).

Su limoni est grogu

1842, Giuanni Rossi, “Proposizionis esprimias con su verbu Essiri”, in Elementus de gramatica de su dialettu sardu meridionali e de sa lingua italiana, Casteddu: Stamperia de Antoni Timon, page 165:


pranu

From Latin plānus, compare Italian piano.


prenu

prenu (feminine singular prena, masculine plural prenos, feminine plural prenas)

prena (feminine singular)
prenos (masculine plural)
prenas (feminine plural)
prena (feminine singular)
prenos (masculine plural)
prenas (feminine plural)

From an original *plenu, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic *plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”), derived from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”).
Compare Italian pieno, Catalan ple, French plein, Romanian plin and Spanish lleno.


murru

murru (feminine singular murra, masculine plural murros, feminine plural murras)

murra (feminine singular)
murros (masculine plural)
murras (feminine plural)


gigante

Learned borrowing from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).


sene

head

sene m or f (masculine and feminine plural senes)

From Latin senem, accusative case form of senex, from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).


issa

From Latin ipsa. Compare with Italian essa, Portuguese essa and Spanish esa.

(Campidanese, Logudorese) feminine singular of issu


istu

sc-adj

istu (feminine singular ista, masculine plural istos, feminine plural istas)

ista (feminine singular)
istos (masculine plural)
istas (feminine plural)

From Latin istum (accusative masculine singular of the pronoun iste). Compare Sicilian stu, Romanian ăst, Neapolitan stu, Spanish este, Portuguese este.

inh

accusative masculine singular of the pronoun <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">iste</i>


bonu

sc-adj

bonu (feminine singular bona, masculine plural bonos, feminine plural bonas)

bona (feminine singular)
bonos (masculine plural)
bonas (feminine plural)
bona (feminine singular)
bonos (masculine plural)
bonas (feminine plural)

From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos.


albu

albu (feminine singular alba, masculine plural albos, feminine plural albas)

alba (feminine singular)
albos (masculine plural)
albas (feminine plural)

From Latin albus, from Proto-Italic *alβos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰos, *álbʰos, *albʰós (“white”).

(Logudorese) white (bright and colourless)


durke

Alternative spelling of durche (“sweet”)


iddu

head

iddu m (feminine idda, masculine plural iddus, feminine plural iddas)

idda (feminine)
iddus (masculine plural)
iddas (feminine plural)

From an earlier *illu, from Latin illum.


peus

From Latin peius, neuter of peior, comparative degree of malus (“bad”).


friscu

sc-adj

friscu (feminine singular frisca, masculine plural friscos, feminine plural friscas)

frisca (feminine singular)
friscos (masculine plural)
friscas (feminine plural)

Seemingly inherited from Vulgar Latin *friscum. Wagner mentions the possibility that it was borrowed through Spanish or Italian fresco, but this would not explain the /i/.


birde

From Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis (“green”), an adjective based on vireō (“flourish, sprout”).


lenu

lenu (feminine singular lena, masculine plural lenos, feminine plural lenas)

lena (feminine singular)
lenos (masculine plural)
lenas (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *lenus, from Latin lenis. Compare Romanian lin.


sassaresu

sassaresu (feminine singular sassaresa, masculine plural sassaresos, feminine plural sassaresas)

sassaresa (feminine singular)
sassaresos (masculine plural)
sassaresas (feminine plural)

(Campidanese) Sassarese (of or pertaining to Sassari)


rattu

rattu (feminine singular ratta, masculine plural rattos, feminine plural rattas)

ratta (feminine singular)
rattos (masculine plural)
rattas (feminine plural)


mannu

mannu (feminine singular manna, masculine plural mannos, feminine plural mannas)

manna (feminine singular)
mannos (masculine plural)
mannas (feminine plural)
manna (feminine singular)
mannos (masculine plural)
mannas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Latin magnus, from Proto-Italic *magnos, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂nós.

festa manna

omine mannu

perdua manna

festa manna

omine mannu

perdua manna


biancu

biancu (feminine singular bianca, masculine plural biancos, feminine plural biancas)

bianca (feminine singular)
biancos (masculine plural)
biancas (feminine plural)
bianca (feminine singular)
biancos (masculine plural)
biancas (feminine plural)


ruju

ruju (feminine singular ruja, masculine plural rujos, feminine plural rujas)

ruja (feminine singular)
rujos (masculine plural)
rujas (feminine plural)

From Latin rubeus, derived from rubeō (“I am reddish”).


abbàbbile

(Logudorese) Alternative form of abbàbile


nadighipunziudu

(Logudorese) being slender, with a perky buttock


peddhe

From Latin pellem, accusative of pellis.


limbidentu

limbidentu (feminine singular limbidenta, masculine plural limbidentos, feminine plural limbidentas)

limbidenta (feminine singular)
limbidentos (masculine plural)
limbidentas (feminine plural)


dulche

From Latin dulcem, accusative of dulcis (“sweet”).

dulche che a su tzùcaru


sambenariu

sambenariu (feminine singular sambenaria, masculine plural sambenarios, feminine plural sambenarias)

sambenaria (feminine singular)
sambenarios (masculine plural)
sambenarias (feminine plural)

From Latin sanguinārius, derived from sanguis (“blood”).


tataresu

tataresu (feminine singular tataresa, masculine plural tataresos, feminine plural tataresas)

tataresa (feminine singular)
tataresos (masculine plural)
tataresas (feminine plural)

(Logudorese, Limba Sarda Comuna) Sassarese


tzitadinu

tzitadinu (feminine singular tzitadina, masculine plural tzitadinos, feminine plural tzitadinas)

tzitadina (feminine singular)
tzitadinos (masculine plural)
tzitadinas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Italian cittadino. Synchronically tzitade + -inu.

vida tzitadina


prus

prus (feminine singular prua, masculine plural pruos, feminine plural pruas)

prua (feminine singular)
pruos (masculine plural)
pruas (feminine plural)

From earlier *plus, from Latin plūs (“more”), from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *ploh₁is-, derived from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

Custos sunt prus de cuddos.

These [ones] are more than those [ones].

Sa Sardigna est sa segunda isula italiana prus manna.

(literally, “Sardinia is the second most large Italian island.”)

Sardinia is the second largest Italian island


bentosu

bentosu (feminine singular bentosa, masculine plural bentosos, feminine plural bentosas)

bentosa (feminine singular)
bentosos (masculine plural)
bentosas (feminine plural)

From Latin ventōsus, derived from ventus (“wind”).


cuddu

cuddu (feminine singular cudda, masculine plural cuddos, feminine plural cuddas)

cudda (feminine singular)
cuddos (masculine plural)
cuddas (feminine plural)

From Old Sardinian icullu~cullu, from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille. Compare Spanish aquel, Portuguese aquele, Catalan aquell, Occitan aquel, Romanian acel, Italian quello, Sicilian chiddu.


lughente

From Latin lūcentem, non-neuter accusative singular form of lūcēns, present active participle of lūceō (“I shine”).

sos isteddos lughentes de su chelu


sambenosu

sambenosu (feminine singular sambenosa, masculine plural sambenosos, feminine plural sambenosas)

sambenosa (feminine singular)
sambenosos (masculine plural)
sambenosas (feminine plural)

From Late Latin sanguinōsus, derived from Latin sanguis (“blood”).


durche

durche che a su tzùcaru


boidu

boidu (feminine singular boida, masculine plural boidos, feminine plural boidas)

boida (feminine singular)
boidos (masculine plural)
boidas (feminine plural)


antigu

antigu (feminine singular antiga, masculine plural antigos, feminine plural antigas)

antiga (feminine singular)
antigos (masculine plural)
antigas (feminine plural)


ostinadu

From Latin obstinātus. Definition 2 may have come from contamination from Latin dēstinātus.


anzenu

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

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

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


allenu

allenu (feminine singular allena, masculine plural allenos, feminine plural allenas)

allena (feminine singular)
allenos (masculine plural)
allenas (feminine plural)

(Campidanese) Alternative form of anzenu


adecuabile

adecuare (“to adjust”) + -àbile (“-able”)

suf

(Limba Sarda Comuna) adaptable, adjustable


adeguàbile

(Limba Sarda Comuna) Alternative form of adecuàbile


sciàpidu

sc-adj

sciàpidu (feminine singular sciàpida, masculine plural sciàpidos, feminine plural sciàpidas)

sciàpida (feminine singular)
sciàpidos (masculine plural)
sciàpidas (feminine plural)


àteru

àteru (feminine singular àtera, masculine plural àteros, feminine plural àteras)

àtera (feminine singular)
àteros (masculine plural)
àteras (feminine plural)

From Latin alterum, accusative of alter, from Proto-Italic *alteros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (“other, second”), derived from the root *h₂el- (“beyond, other”).


nieddu

sc-adj

nieddu (feminine singular niedda, masculine plural nieddos, feminine plural nieddas)

niedda (feminine singular)
nieddos (masculine plural)
nieddas (feminine plural)


chervu

chervu (feminine singular cherva, masculine plural chervos, feminine plural chervas)

cherva (feminine singular)
chervos (masculine plural)
chervas (feminine plural)

From Latin acerbus, from Proto-Italic *akriðos, derived from *akris (“sharp, sour-tasting”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).


brancu

brancu (feminine singular branca, masculine plural brancos, feminine plural brancas)

branca (feminine singular)
brancos (masculine plural)
brancas (feminine plural)


azenu

azenu (feminine singular azena, masculine plural azenos, feminine plural azenas)

azena (feminine singular)
azenos (masculine plural)
azenas (feminine plural)

(archaic, rare) Alternative form of anzenu


mezus

From Latin melius, compare Italian meglio, Sicilian megghiu.


bellu

bellu (feminine singular bella, masculine plural bellos, feminine plural bellas)

bella (feminine singular)
bellos (masculine plural)
bellas (feminine plural)


nigheddu

nigheddu (feminine singular nighedda, masculine plural nigheddos, feminine plural nigheddas)

nighedda (feminine singular)
nigheddos (masculine plural)
nigheddas (feminine plural)


cussu

cussu (feminine singular cussa, masculine plural cussos, feminine plural cussas)

cussa (feminine singular)
cussos (masculine plural)
cussas (feminine plural)

From Old Sardinian icussu, from Vulgar Latin *eccum ipse. Compare Sicilian chissu, Catalan aqueix.


rechente

head

rechente m or f (masculine and feminine plural rechentes)


reghente

reghente m or f (masculine and feminine plural reghentes)


dighitale

dighitale m or f (masculine and feminine plural dighitales)


frittu

sc-adj

frittu (feminine singular fritta, masculine plural frittos, feminine plural frittas)

fritta (feminine singular)
frittos (masculine plural)
frittas (feminine plural)

From Latin frīgidus (“cold”) (through a syncopated Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form frigdus, fricdus, attested in the Appendix Probi, or fridus, found in a Pompeian inscription), itself from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriHgos-, *sriges-, *sriHges-.


frighidu

frighidu (feminine singular frighida, masculine plural frighidos, feminine plural frighidas)

frighida (feminine singular)
frighidos (masculine plural)
frighidas (feminine plural)

From Latin frīgidus (“cold”), itself from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frīgus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriHgos-, *sriges-, *sriHges-.


rubiu

rubiu (feminine singular rubia, masculine plural rubios, feminine plural rubias)

rubia (feminine singular)
rubios (masculine plural)
rubias (feminine plural)

From Latin rubeus, derived from rubeō (“I am reddish”).


ranchidu

ranchidu (feminine singular ranchida, masculine plural ranchidos, feminine plural ranchidas)

ranchida (feminine singular)
ranchidos (masculine plural)
ranchidas (feminine plural)


seneghe

head

seneghe m or f (masculine and feminine plural seneghes)

From Late Latin senecem, alternative form of Latin senem, accusative case form of senex, from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).


seneche

seneche m or f (masculine and feminine plural seneches)

From Late Latin senecem, analogical accusative for senex, from Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”).


craru

sc-adj

craru (feminine singular crara, masculine plural craros, feminine plural craras)

crara (feminine singular)
craros (masculine plural)
craras (feminine plural)


tzertu

tzertu (feminine singular tzerta, masculine plural tzertos, feminine plural tzertas)

tzerta (feminine singular)
tzertos (masculine plural)
tzertas (feminine plural)


felitze

head

felitze m or f (masculine and feminine plural felitzes)


luchidu

sc-adj

luchidu (feminine singular luchida, masculine plural luchidos, feminine plural luchidas)

luchida (feminine singular)
luchidos (masculine plural)
luchidas (feminine plural)


lughidu

lughidu (feminine singular lughida, masculine plural lughidos, feminine plural lughidas)

lughida (feminine singular)
lughidos (masculine plural)
lughidas (feminine plural)


tzurpu

According to Rubattu, a pre-Roman substrate word.
Perhaps a descendant of Latin turpis (“ugly, disgraceful”), with gender-marking suffixes; cf. the Appendix Probi entry tristis non tristus (Italian tristo, Sicilian tristu), and an expressive tz-, cf. Italian zoppo. For the meaning, compare Spanish torpe (“clumsy”).


asulu

asulu (feminine singular asula, masculine plural asulos, feminine plural asulas)

asula (feminine singular)
asulos (masculine plural)
asulas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish azul, from Old Galician-Portuguese azur (“blue”), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of azurru.

der

(Logudorese) Synonym of biaittu (“light blue”)


arrubiu

sc-adj

arrubiu (feminine singular arrubia, masculine plural arrubios, feminine plural arrubias)

arrubia (feminine singular)
arrubios (masculine plural)
arrubias (feminine plural)


belchiddesu

belchiddesu (feminine singular belchiddesa, masculine plural belchiddesos, feminine plural belchiddesas)

belchiddesa (feminine singular)
belchiddesos (masculine plural)
belchiddesas (feminine plural)


lebiu

lebiu (feminine singular lebia, masculine plural lebios, feminine plural lebias)

lebia (feminine singular)
lebios (masculine plural)
lebias (feminine plural)

(Logudorese, Campidanese) Alternative form of lepiu


lepiu

lepiu (feminine singular lepia, masculine plural lepios, feminine plural lepias)

lepia (feminine singular)
lepios (masculine plural)
lepias (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *levius, alteration of Latin levis.


icudde

From Vulgar Latin *eccum ille. Found in Bitti.


icuste

From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste. Found in Nuorese.


icusse

From Vulgar Latin *eccum ipse. Found in Nuorese.


a boxi

Literally “at voice”. Compare Italian a voce.


limbitentu

limbitentu (feminine singular limbitenta, masculine plural limbitentos, feminine plural limbitentas)

limbitenta (feminine singular)
limbitentos (masculine plural)
limbitentas (feminine plural)

(Logudorese) Alternative form of limbidentu


gadduresu

gadduresu (feminine singular gadduresa, masculine plural gadduresos, feminine plural gadduresas)

gadduresa (feminine singular)
gadduresos (masculine plural)
gadduresas (feminine plural)
gadduresa (feminine singular)
gadduresos (masculine plural)
gadduresas (feminine plural)


biaittu

biaittu (feminine singular biaitta, masculine plural biaittos, feminine plural biaittas)

biaitta (feminine singular)
biaittos (masculine plural)
biaittas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Italian biadetto, derived from a term of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.


azurru

azurru (feminine singular azurra, masculine plural azurros, feminine plural azurras)

azurra (feminine singular)
azurros (masculine plural)
azurras (feminine plural)

Ultimately from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of asulu.


mùrinu

mùrinu (feminine singular mùrina, masculine plural mùrinos, feminine plural mùrinas)

mùrina (feminine singular)
mùrinos (masculine plural)
mùrinas (feminine plural)

From Latin mūrīnus, derived from mūs (“mouse”).


cozudu

cozudu (feminine singular cozuda, masculine plural cozudos, feminine plural cozudas)

cozuda (feminine singular)
cozudos (masculine plural)
cozudas (feminine plural)

→ Italian: cogliuto

From Vulgar Latin *coleūtus, derived from Latin cōleus (“testicle”). By surface analysis, coza + -udu.


benignu

benignu (feminine singular benigna, masculine plural benignos (Logudorese) or benignus (Campidanese), feminine plural benignas)

benigna (feminine singular)
benignos (Logudorese masculine plural)
benignus (Campidanese masculine plural)
benignas (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Italian benigno, from Latin benignus.


bonignu

bonignu (feminine singular bonigna, masculine plural bonignos, feminine plural bonignas)

bonigna (feminine singular)
bonignos (masculine plural)
bonignas (feminine plural)

From benignu, altered by influence from bonu (“good”).

(Logudorese) Alternative form of benignu (“benign; kindly”)


cherbu

cherbu (feminine singular cherba, masculine plural cherbos, feminine plural cherbas)

cherba (feminine singular)
cherbos (masculine plural)
cherbas (feminine plural)

(Logudorese) Alternative form of chervu (“unripe; sour”)


cherfu

cherfu (feminine singular cherfa, masculine plural cherfos, feminine plural cherfas)

cherfa (feminine singular)
cherfos (masculine plural)
cherfas (feminine plural)

(Logudorese) Alternative form of chervu (“unripe, sour”)


chélviu

chélviu (feminine singular chélvia, masculine plural chélvios, feminine plural chélvias)

chélvia (feminine singular)
chélvios (masculine plural)
chélvias (feminine plural)


chérviu

chérviu (feminine singular chérvia, masculine plural chérvios, feminine plural chérvias)

chérvia (feminine singular)
chérvios (masculine plural)
chérvias (feminine plural)


aghervu

aghervu (feminine singular agherva, masculine plural aghervos, feminine plural aghervas)

agherva (feminine singular)
aghervos (masculine plural)
aghervas (feminine plural)


istadiale

(Logudorese, Nuorese) summer (attributive)


proghinosu

proghinosu (feminine singular proghinosa, masculine plural proghinosos, feminine plural proghinosas)

proghinosa (feminine singular)
proghinosos (masculine plural)
proghinosas (feminine plural)


pioanu

pioanu (feminine singular pioana, masculine plural pioanos, feminine plural pioanas)

pioana (feminine singular)
pioanos (masculine plural)
pioanas (feminine plural)