conigliu

Sardinian

Alternative forms

conillu, cunillu (Campidanese)
cunigliu

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan conill and more recently Italian coniglio; both from Latin cunīculus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koˈniʎʎu/, /ku-/

Noun

conigliu m (plural coniglios) (Logudorese, Nuorese)

rabbit

References

AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1120: “il coniglio” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “koníl'u”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

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