gremeddicu
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- ameddigu, meddighe (Logudorese)
- ghermeddiche, cremeddicu, cremeddiche (Nuorese)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *gemellicus, from Latin gemellus. Variants ending in /e/ presumably influenced by frade (“brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡreˈmeɖɖiku/
Noun
gremeddicu m (plural gremeddicos) (Nuorese)
- twin
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 15: “i gemelli” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), “gemello”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “gameḍḍare”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg