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Sardenna

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin Sardinia, based on Ancient Greek Σαρδώ (Sardṓ).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sardenna f

  1. Sardinia
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 13v:
      DEl ſeteno grado del ſigno de tauro es la piedra que tira los hueſſos Et fallan la en la yſla de ſardenna aſſi q̃ quando faz grand tẽpeſtat en la mar, echan las ondas eſtas piedras ala oriella.
      Of the seventh degree of the sign of Taurus is the stone that pulls the bones. It is found on the island of Sardinia, so that when there is a great storm at sea, the waves cast these stones onto the shore.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: Cerdeña