abba

(dialectal) Alternative form of abi (“bee”)


i

From Latin ī (the name of the letter I).

The name of the Latin-script letter I/i.; i


ti

From Latin tē (the name of the letter T).

The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.; tee


penna

From Latin penna, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), derived from the root *peth₂- (“to fly”).


tinta

From Catalan and Spanish tinta, from Latin tīncta, derived from tingō (“I wet; I colour, dye”).

(uncountable) ink (dark fluid ejected by squid etc.)


zena

Inherited from Classical Latin cēna, from Old Latin cesna, from Proto-Italic *kertsnā, from Proto-Indo-European *kért-sneh₂ (“portion”), derived from the root *(s)kert-, from *(s)ker- (“to cut off”). The irregular development of Latin ē into /ɛ/ is perhaps due to influence from the open stressed vowel of Logudorese chena.


femmina

Inherited from Latin fēmina, from Proto-Italic *fēmanā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁m̥h₁néh₂ (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding”), the feminine mediopassive participle of *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).


gomma

Likely borrowed from Italian gomma, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).


direttori

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direttori m (invariable, feminine direttora)

From Late Latin dīrector, dīrectōrem, derived from Latin dīrēctus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“I lay, arrange; I direct, steer”).

(education) headmaster, head, principal, master, warden


sassaresu

E Sardella nò ti fazìa ridì
cu lu so’ sassaresu algharesinu?

1957, Salvator Ruju, “Lu caffè d’Abbondiu [Abbondiu's café]”, in Sassari véccia e nóba [Old and new Sassari]; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 280:

And Sardella, didn't he make you laugh, with his Alghero Sassarese?

Chisthu è un cuntaddu naddu umbè di tèmpu fa, candu la ziddai era ancóra paesi e si ciamàba Thathari. No si fabiddàba nemmàncu sassarésu; ma fèmmu finta chi èmmu.

2015 May 31, Ignazio Sanna, “La paristhòria di lu santu óssu di lu barracòccu [The fable of the sacred apricot stone]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese:

This is a tale born a very long time ago, when the city [Sassari] was still a borough, and was called Thathari. Sassarese wasn't even spoken. But let's pretend it was.


tataresu

tataresu m (plural tataresi, feminine tataresa)

(uncountable) Sassarese (Romance language)

Synonym of sassaresu:
Sassarese (Romance language)


sedda

Inherited from Classical Latin sēta, monophthongized alternative form of saeta (“bristle, hair; (Late Latin) silk”), from Proto-Italic *saitā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂it-o/eh₂-, *sh₂éyt-o/eh₂-, derived from the root *sh₂ey-, *seh₂i- (“to bind, fetter”).


sedda

Inherited from Classical Latin sella (“seat; (Late Latin) saddle”), from Proto-Italic *sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-lo- (“seat”), derived from the root *sed- (“to sit”).


ischuranu

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ischuranu m (plural ischurani, feminine ischurana)

Probably from Late Vulgar Latin *scholānus, variant of Classical Latin scholāris, derived from schola.


masthru

masthru m (plural masthri, feminine masthra)

From Italian mastro, or from Latin magistrum, accusative of magister.


gadduresu

gadduresu m (plural gadduresi, feminine gadduresa)


prufissori

prufissori m (invariable, feminine prufissuressa)

From Latin professōrem, accusative of professor, derived from professus, perfect passive participle of profiteor (“I declare publicly”).


làpisi

Likely from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis (“stone”).


cimùsgia

From Vulgar Latin cimussa, of unknown further origin.


bidellu

Likely borrowed from Italian bidello, from Medieval Latin bidellus, from Frankish *bidal (“messenger”), from Proto-Germanic *budilaz.


ghìsgiu

Probably from Catalan guix, from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos), of unknown further origin.

chalk (piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)


présidi

Probably from Italian preside, from Latin praeses, praesidem (“guardian; chief”), derived from praesideō (“I sit before; I guard; I preside over”).


pasthellu

Likely a borrowing from Italian pastello, from Medieval Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), derived from Late Latin pasta.


isquadra

Likely a borrowing from Italian squadra.


ivvruncià

Akin to Logudorese isvrunciare (“to whip; (figuratively) to reproach”), itself likely akin to isfrunza (“rod; whip”), derived from frunza (“branch; sprout; rod”). Perhaps partially shaped by influence from Italian broncio (“sulk, pout”).


àimma

From Classical Latin arma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).


ghisaddu

Borrowed from Spanish guisado (“stew”), past participle of guisar (“to stew”).

(uncountable) a meat stew with tomato sauce


isthintinesu

sdc-adj

isthintinesu (feminine singular isthintinesa, masculine and feminine plural isthintinesi)

isthintinesa (feminine singular)
isthintinesi (feminine masculine plural)

Isthintini (“Stintino”) + -esu (“-ese, of a particular place”)


isthintinesu

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isthintinesu m (plural isthintinesi, feminine isthintinesa)

isthintinesi (plural)
isthintinesa (feminine)

native or inhabitant of Stintino (male or of unspecified gender)


isthintinesu

the dialect of the Sassarese language spoken in the area of Stintino


ammentu

Likely borrowed from Logudorese ammentu, deverbal of ammentare (“to remember”).

[…] Insieme
delle memorie spaventose il cumulo
si scioglierebbe, come neve al sole.

1989 [1934], Giovanni Maria Cherchi, Paràuri [Words], adaptation of Parole by Umberto Saba; collected in La poesia di l'althri, Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1989, page 11:

At the same time, the dreadful heap of memories would melt like snow when the sun is there.


ammintà

ammintà (first-person singular present ammentu, past participle ammintaddu, auxiliary abé)

ammentu (first-person present singular)
ammintaddu (participle past)
abé (auxiliary)
ammintà (infinitive)
abé + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
ammintendi (gerund)
abendi + past participle (gerund multiword-construction)
ammintaddu (participle past)
ammentu (present singular)
ammenti (present second-person singular)
ammenta (present singular third-person)
ammintemmu (first-person plural present)
amminteddi (plural present second-person)
ammèntani (plural present third-person)
ammintaba (imperfect singular)
ammintabu (imperfect singular)
ammintabi (imperfect second-person singular)
ammintaba (imperfect singular third-person)
ammintàbami (first-person imperfect plural)
ammintàbaddi (imperfect plural second-person)
ammintàbani (imperfect plural third-person)
ammintesi (historic past singular)
ammintesi (historic past second-person singular)
ammintesi (historic past singular third-person)
ammintésimi (first-person historic past plural)
ammintésiddi (historic past plural second-person)
ammintésini (historic past plural third-person)
ammintaràggiu (future singular)
ammintaré (future second-person singular)
ammintarà (future singular third-person)
ammintaremu (first-person future plural)
ammintareddi (future plural second-person)
ammintarani (future plural third-person)
present indicative of abé + a ammintà (future)
present indicative of abé + a ammintà (first-person future plural second-person)
present indicative of abé + a ammintà (future second-person third-person)
future indicative of abé + a ammintà (future)
future indicative of abé + a ammintà (first-person future plural second-person)
future indicative of abé + a ammintà (future second-person third-person)
future of abé + past participle (future multiword-construction perfect)
future of abé + past participle (first-person future multiword-construction perfect plural second-person)
future of abé + past participle (future multiword-construction perfect second-person third-person)
ammintarìsthia (present singular)
ammintaria (present singular)
ammintaristhi (present second-person singular)
ammintarì (present second-person singular)
ammintarìsthia (present singular third-person)
ammintaria (present singular third-person)
ammintarìsthiami (first-person plural present)
ammintarìami (first-person plural present)
ammintarìsthiaddi (plural present second-person)
ammintarìaddi (plural present second-person)
ammintarìsthiani (plural present third-person)
ammintarìani (plural present third-person)
ammèntia (present singular)
ammenti (present singular)
ammèntia (present singular third-person)
ammèntiami (first-person plural present)
ammèntiaddi (plural present second-person)
ammèntiani (plural present third-person)
ammintessi (imperfect singular)
ammintessi (imperfect singular third-person)
ammintéssimi (first-person imperfect plural)
ammintéssiddi (imperfect plural second-person)
ammintéssini (imperfect plural third-person)
ammenta (imperative second-person singular)
no ammintà (imperative second-person singular)
ammèntia (imperative singular third-person)
ammintemmu (first-person imperative plural)
amminteddi (imperative plural second-person)
ammèntiani (imperative plural third-person)

Likely a semi-learned borrowing from Logudorese ammentare, from Old Italian ammentare, derived from mente (“mind”).

slbor

Tu no l’ammenti la casa d’isthasera,
éiu no soggu ca restha a ca si n’anda.

1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “La casa di li duganeri [The customs officers' house]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 163:

You don't remember tonight's house, I don't know who's staying and who's leaving.

l’innòmmu méu no sarìsthia séividdu nèmmancu a prigà un canòniggu o mancàrri ad ammintà un parènti o cuniscènti mórthu chi fùssia

2020 March 25, Ignazio Sanna, “Di nommu fozzu Asdrubale [My name is Asdrubale]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese:

my name wouldn't have any use, not even to pray a canon, or maybe remember any dead relative or acquaintance


ammintassi

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ammintassi (first-person singular present m'ammentu, past participle ammintaddu, auxiliary assé)

m'ammentu (first-person present singular)
ammintaddu (participle past)
assé (auxiliary)
ammintassi (infinitive)
assessi + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
amminténdisi (gerund)
esséndisi + past participle (gerund multiword-construction)
ammintaddu (participle past)
mi ammentu (first-person indicative present singular)
ti ammenti (indicative present second-person singular)
si ammenta (indicative present singular third-person)
zi ammintemmu (first-person indicative plural present)
vi amminteddi (indicative plural present second-person)
si ammèntani (indicative plural present third-person)
mi ammintaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ti ammintabi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
si ammintaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
zi ammintàbami (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vi ammintàbaddi (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
si ammintàbani (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mi ammintaràggiu (first-person future indicative singular)
ti ammintaré (future indicative second-person singular)
si ammintarà (future indicative singular third-person)
zi ammintaremu (first-person future indicative plural)
vi ammintareddi (future indicative plural second-person)
si ammintarani (future indicative plural third-person)
future of assessi + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
mi ammintaria (conditional first-person present singular)
mi ammintaristhia (conditional first-person present singular)
ti ammintaristhi (conditional present second-person singular)
si ammintaria (conditional present singular third-person)
zi ammintarìami (conditional first-person plural present)
vi ammintarìaddi (conditional plural present second-person)
si ammintarìani (conditional plural present third-person)
mi ammèntia (conditional present singular)
ti ammenti (conditional present singular)
si ammèntia (conditional present singular third-person)
zi ammèntiami (conditional first-person plural present)
vi ammèntiaddi (conditional plural present second-person)
si ammèntiani (conditional plural present third-person)
mi ammintessi (conditional imperfect singular)
ti ammintessi (conditional imperfect singular)
si ammintessi (conditional imperfect singular third-person)
zi ammintéssimi (conditional first-person imperfect plural)
vi ammintéssiddi (conditional imperfect plural second-person)
si ammintéssini (conditional imperfect plural third-person)
ammèntaddi (imperative second-person singular)
no ammintatti (imperative second-person singular)
si ammèntia (imperative singular third-person)
zi ammintemmu (first-person imperative plural)
ammintéddivi (imperative plural second-person)
si ammèntiani (imperative plural third-person)

ammintà (“to remember”) + -si (“oneself”, enclitic reflexive pronoun)

af

Nelle anguﬅie dell’anima mia mi ſon ricordato del Signore, per rivolgere la mia orazione a te, al tuo tempio ſanto.

1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter II, in Giovanni Spano, transl., La profezia di Giona [Jonah's prophecy], London, translation of Profezia di Giona (in Italian), verse 8, page 8:

As my soul was in torment, I remembered about the Lord, so that my prayer comes to you, to your sacred temple.

La me cara, non pignì
Lass’iltà l’amaru pientu,
Ch’eju di te già m’ammentu
A dugn’ora di la dì.

c. 19ᵗʰ century, G. Cossu Solinas, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese, volume 1 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 28, page 112:

My dear, don't cry; forget the bitter tears, for I remember about you every hour of the day.

La féstha di Sant’Anna
(in canti sèmu abà a ammintazzira?),
pièna di rattatuglia e iparatóri

1957, Salvator Ruju, “La géisgia di Sant’Anna [The church of St. Anna]”, in Sassari véccia e nóba [Old and new Sassari]; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 260:

The festival of St. Anna (how many of us remember it now?), full of riff-raff and fireworks

E s’ammenta di nomi immintigaddi,
un basgiu dazi a facci risurani,
chi più no li vidia che in sonni fei

1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Puisia [Poetry]”, in La poesia di l'althri (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 19:

And it remembers forgotten names; it gives a kiss to smiling faces, which it was no longer seeing, except in bad dreams

E ammentaddi: candu ti l’affiàgni, isthrìgni umbè umbè.

And remember: when you hold her, squeeze really tight.

+obj

to remember [with direct object or di ‘someone/something’; or with chi (+ indicative clause) ‘that ...’]