colovra

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colŏbra, altered from Classical Latin colubra, feminine counterpart to coluber (“snake”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koˈlobra/

Noun

colovra f (plural colovras)

  1. (Nuorese) snake, serpent

Derived terms
  • colovredda
  • culuvrone

References
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 452: “la serpe” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “kolòvra”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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