anzenu

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• alienu, aienu, açenu (medieval)
• azenu (Old Sassarese?)
• allenu (Campidanese)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈd͡zenu/

Adjective

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

1. (Logudorese, Nuorese) foreign

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “alieno”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “alienu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg