ippìcciu

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ipˈpitt͡ʃu/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin speclum, from Classical Latin speculum (“mirror, looking glass”), derived from speciō (“I observe, look at”) +‎ -ulum (instrument suffix).
Compare Italian specchio, Nuorese isprecu, Logudorese ispeju, Campidanese sprigu.

Alternative forms

• ipìcciu (alternative spelling)
• spìcchju (Castelsardo)

Noun

ippìcciu m (plural ippicci)

1. mirror

Related terms

• ippiccitti

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Italian spiccio (“quick; abrupt, brusque, brisk”), deverbal from spicciare (“to rush through”).

Adjective

ippìcciu (feminine singular ippìccia, masculine and feminine plural ippicci)

1. quick

Etymology 3

Inherited from Classical Latin spīculum (“little sharp point or sting”), diminutive of spīcum, spīca (“head, ear, spike (of grain)”).
Compare Italian spicchio, Logudorese isprigu, Nuorese ispricu.

Noun

ippìcciu m (plural ippicci)

1. segment (of a citrus fruit)

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
• Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 2, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 689
• Giosue Muzzo (1981) “104”, in Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018