ospile
Sardinian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of unknown origin. Hypothesized to be part of a Nuragic substrate. Often compared with Basque ospel (“shady, dark place”) or hozpil (“cool, fresh”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]óspile
References
[edit]- ^ Blasco Ferrer, Eduardo (2017) “Storia esterna della lingua [External history of the language]”, in D. Marzo, E. Blasco Ferrer, P. Koch, editors, Manuale di linguistica sarda [Handbook of Sardinian Linguistics] (Manuals of Romance Linguistics; 15) (in Italian), De Gruyter, page 78 of 67–87
- ^ Pallottino, Massimo (1950) Lilliu, Giovanni, editor, La Sardegna nuragica [Nuragic Sardinia] (Bibliotheca Sarda) (in Italian), Ilisso edizioni, published 2001, →ISBN, page 96
Further reading
[edit]- “ospile” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it