pentuma
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- pérruma, péntumu
Etymology
Of unclear origin.
Either from a highly irregular development of the unattested Vulgar Latin *fendita, past participle of Latin findō (“I cleave”),[1] or belonging to the alleged Nuragic substrate. Compare also Etruscan 𐌐𐌄𐌍𐌈𐌍𐌀 (penθna), 𐌐𐌄𐌍𐌈𐌖𐌍𐌀 (penθuna, “cippus, stele”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpentuma/
Noun
péntuma f
- ravine, precipice, gorge, gully
- cliff, chasm
References
- Blasco Ferrer, Eduardo (2011), “A New Approach to the Mediterranean Substratum, with an Appendix of Paleo-Sardinian Microtoponyms”, in Romance Philology, volume 65, issue 1, JSTOR 44742029, page 74 of 43–85
- Pittau, Massimo (2013), “Toponimi della Sardegna Settentrionale. Significato e origine”, at pittau.it
Further reading
- “pentuma” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it