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ammintà

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Sassarese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /am.minˈta/
  • Hyphenation: am‧min‧tà

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to remember
    Synonym: ammintassi
    Antonyms: immintigà, ischurdhà
    • 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:
      Tu no l’ammenti la casa d’isthasera,
      éiu no soggu ca restha a ca si n’anda.
      You don't remember tonight's house, I don't know who's staying and who's leaving.
    • 2020 March 25, Ignazio Sanna, “Di nommu fozzu Asdrubale [My name is Asdrubale]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese[1]:
      l’innòmmu méu no sarìsthia séividdu nèmmancu a prigà un canòniggu o mancàrri ad ammintà un parènti o cuniscènti mórthu chi fùssia
      my name wouldn't have any use, not even to pray a canon, or maybe remember any dead relative or acquaintance
  2. (transitive) to remind
    • c. 19th century, G. Cossu Solinas, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese[2], volume 1 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 33, page 123:
      Eju no lassu però d’ammintatti,
      Si fai chissu sei un tradiddori!
      [Éiu no lassu però d’ammintatti,
      Si fai chissu sei un tradiddori!]
      But I won't shy away from reminding you: if you do this, you're a cheater!

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References

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  • Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 101
  • Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 34
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes