velenu

Maltese

Alternative forms

valenu (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian veleno, from Latin venenum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛˈlɛː.nu/
Audio (Gozo) (file)

Noun

velenu m (plural veleni)

poison
Synonym: (dated) semm

Related terms

avvelenament
velenożità
velenuż
vvelena (avvalena, vvalena, vvaliena, avvelena, invalena)

Sardinian

Alternative forms

verenu, vaneu
felenu, fereu, fareu
venenu (< Spanish veneno)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian veleno, from Latin venēnum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈlenu/

Noun

velenu m

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poison, venom

Descendants

Sardinian: velenosu

References

Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “velénu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

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