sambene

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin sanguis (if directly, then via the accusative sanguinem), likely via the attested variant sanguen. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂én-, oblique stem of *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsambene/

Noun

sambene m (plural sambenes)

  1. blood
    Animales de sàmbene caente ― warm-blooded animals (literally, “animals of warm blood”)

Derived terms
  • sambenicaldu (“warm-blooded”)
  • sambenifrittu (“cold-blooded”)
  • sambenariu (“bloodthirsty”)
  • sambenosu (“bloody”)
  • sambinidade (“consanguinity”)
  • sambenizu (“surname”)
  • sambinante (“bleeding”)

References
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “sámbene”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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