isthiu

Sassarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estío.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [iˈɬːiu], [iɬˈtiu]

Noun

isthiu m (plural isthii)

  1. summer (season)
    Synonym: isthaddiari
    • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Sobr'a lu taurinu [Upon the Table]”, in La poesia di l'althri, Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 33:
      E sobr’a lu taurinu unì pusaddi ¶ tuttu l’isthiu zi semmu, so’ caggendi ¶ abà li fogli di l’àiburi
      And upon the table, where we've been sitting all summer, now the trees' leaves are falling
  • isthaddiari

See also
Seasons in Sassarese · isthasgioni (layout · text) · category
branu (“spring”) isthiu (“summer”) attugnu (“autumn”) inverru (“winter”)

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