sambene
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- sambine
- sanguini (Campidanese)
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)
- blood
- Animales de sàmbene caente ― warm-blooded animals (literally, “animals of warm blood”)
Derived terms
- sambenicaldu (“warm-blooded”)
- sambenifrittu (“cold-blooded”)
Related terms
- sambenariu (“bloodthirsty”)
- sambenosu (“bloody”)
- sambinidade (“consanguinity”)
- sambenizu (“surname”)
- sambinante (“bleeding”)
References
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “sámbene”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg