Σαρδώ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From its name in a pre-Roman substrate language, *sard, an indigenous name that likely had religious connotations.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Σαρδώ • (Sardṓ) f (genitive Σαρδόος or Σαρδοῦς or Σαρδόνος); third declension

  1. Sardinia (an island in the western Mediterranean Sea, now in Italy)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Σαρδόνιος (Sardónios)
  • Σαρδονικός (Sardonikós)
  • Ἰχνοῦσσα (Ikhnoûssa)

Descendants

The typical Modern Greek name for Sardinia is Σαρδηνία (Sardinía).

  • Greek: Σαρδώ (Sardó)

References

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