nigheddu

Sardinian

Alternative forms
  • nieddu (Logudorese, Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin nigellus, diminutive of niger (“black”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /niˈɡeɖɖu/, [ni.ˈɣeɖ.ɖu]

Adjective

nigheddu (feminine singular nighedda, masculine plural nigheddos, feminine plural nigheddas)

  1. (Nuorese) black

Noun

nigheddu m (uncountable)

  1. (Nuorese) black (color)

References
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1574: “nero; nera; neri” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “niǥéḍḍu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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