gremeddicu

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• ameddigu, meddighe (Logudorese)
• ghermeddiche, cremeddicu, cremeddiche (Nuorese)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *gemellicum, from Latin gemellus. Variants ending in /e/ presumably influenced by frade (“brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡreˈmeɖɖiku/

Noun

gremeddicu m (plural gremeddicos) (Nuorese)

1. twin

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 15: “i gemelli” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “gemello”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “gameḍḍare”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg