crefu

Sardinian

Etymology

From a metathesis of chervu, cherbu, with devoicing of the intervocalic labial fricative.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrefu/

Noun

crefu m (plural crefos, feminine crefa)

  1. (northern Logudorese) Synonym of chervu (“deer; stag”)

References
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “kérvu1”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
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