pentuma
Sardinian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of unclear origin.
Either from a highly irregular development of the unattested Vulgar Latin *fendita, past participle of Latin findō (“I cleave”),[1] or belonging to the alleged Nuragic substrate. Compare also Etruscan 𐌐𐌄𐌍𐌈𐌍𐌀 (penθna), 𐌐𐌄𐌍𐌈𐌖𐌍𐌀 (penθuna, “cippus, stele”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]péntuma f
References
[edit]- ^ Blasco Ferrer, Eduardo (2011) “A New Approach to the Mediterranean Substratum, with an Appendix of Paleo-Sardinian Microtoponyms”, in Romance Philology, volume 65, number 1, →JSTOR, page 74 of 43–85
- ^ Pittau, Massimo (2013), “Toponimi della Sardegna Settentrionale. Significato e origine”, at pittau.it
Further reading
[edit]- “pentuma” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it