so'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "so"

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• songo

Verb

so'

1. first-person singular present indicative of èssere
2. third-person plural present indicative of èssere

Sassarese

Alternative forms

• só (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /so/

Determiner

so' (invariable)

1. Short for sóiu: his/her; of his/of hers

   la so’ casa ― his/her house

   • 1866, chapter I, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎^[1] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), London, translation of Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, verse 2, page 1:

     Abramu generesi a Isaccu. Isaccu generesi a Giacobbu. Giacobbu generesi a Giuda, e a li so’ fraddeddi.

     Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers

   • c. 19^th century, anonymous author, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese‎^[2], volume 1 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 4, page 70:

     E chi sa chi a chilt'ori
     Sarà dendi ad un altra lu so’ cori?

     And who knows if, by now, he's giving his heart to someone else?

   • 1956, Salvator Ruju, “Ma nò la vogliu mari [But I don't wish her ill]”, in Agnireddu e Rusina; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 77:

     Èdda è sèmpri cu la frébba
     candu noi passemu impari
     sott’a lu só balchòni.

     She’s always feverish, whenever we pass together under her balcony.

Usage notes

• Always precedes the noun it modifies.

References

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

Tarantino

Verb

so'

1. first-person singular present indicative of essere

Venetan

Verb

so'

1. first-person singular present indicative of èser