anzenu

Sardinian

Alternative forms
  • alienu, aienu, açenu (medieval)
  • azenu (Old Sassarese?)
  • allenu (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin aliēnus. For the nasal infix, compare mezus~menzus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /anˈd͡zenu/

Adjective

anzenu (feminine singular anzena, masculine plural anzenos, feminine plural anzenas)

  1. (Logudorese, Nuorese) foreign

References
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), “alieno”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “alienu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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