cabaddu

Sardinian
unu cabaddu

Alternative forms
  • cavaddu, covaddu, caaddu, caddu (Nuorese)
  • caddu (Logudorese, Limba Sarda Comuna)
  • cuaddu (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin caballus. Variants found in medieval Logudorese documents include cauallu, caballu, choallu, couallu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈbaɖɖu/

Noun

cabaddu m (plural cabaddos, feminine ebba) (Nuorese)

  1. horse (male)
  2. (chess) knight

Coordinate terms
Chess pieces in Sardinian · petzos de is iscacos (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
re reina turre alfiere caddu peone

References
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “cavallo”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
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