fròngia

Sardinian

Etymology

From Late Latin frondia n pl, a collective noun derived from Classical Latin frondeus (“leafy”). Same source as Old Italian fronza (“leafy branch; green leaf of a wheat plant”), which might have influenced the quality of the stressed vowel (compare Logudorese frunza, with a closed stressed vowel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɔnd͡ʒa/

Noun

fròngia f (plural fròngias) (Campidanese)

1. leafy branch

   Synonyms: arrampu, frasca, fustigalla, pimpirinalla, pispisalla, scomu, sida

2. foliage

   Synonyms: follàggiu, follàmini, follarxu

3. wrinkle; ruche

   Synonyms: fràngia, ginefra, ìmula, pilindrenga

Derived terms

• affrongiai
• sfrongiai

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes