bisonzu

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• bisongiu (Campidanese)
• bisunzu (Nuorese)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Frankish *bisunnijabor.

Vulgar Latin *bisonium

Italian bisognobor.

Sardinian bisonzu

Borrowed from Italian bisogno, with nativization of /-ɲ-/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈsond͡zu/

Noun

bisonzu m (plural bisonzos) (Logudorese)

1. need

References

• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “biṡóndzu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg