occhji

Gallurese

Alternative forms

• òcciu (Aggius)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin oclus, syncopated form of Latin oculus (“eye”), from Proto-Italic *okʷ(e)los, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-(e)lo-s, *h₃okʷ-(e)lo-s, derived from the root *h₃ekʷ- (“to see; eye”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔcci/

Noun

occhji m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) eye
   • 1990 September 24, Fabrizio De André (lyrics and music), “Monti di Mola [Mountains of Mola]”, in Le nuvole [Clouds], performed by Fabrizio De André ft. Tazenda, →OCLC:

     E l'occhji la burricca aia di lu mari,
     e a iddu, da li tivi, escia lu maistrali

     And the she-ass had eyes of sea,
     and he had mistral coming out of his nostrils

Derived terms

• a cattrocchji
• a occhji
• biancu di l'occhji
• occhji di paoni
• occhji di parrìcia
• occhji di piola
• occhjighelzu
• occhjimannu
• occhjimiriànculu
• occhjimoddu
• occhjiriessu
• occhjitolti
• occhjitoltu
• occhjittu

Related terms

• paraocchji
• ucchjali

References

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

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• (Castelsardo) IPA^(key): /ˈocci/

Noun

occhji m (invariable)

1. (dialectal, anatomy) Alternative form of occi (“eye”)

References

• Mauro Maxia (2014) “abáli”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese‎^[1] (in Sassarese), page 8