costiche

Sardinian

Alternative forms

  • còstighe

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Hypothesized to be part of a Nuragic substrate. Often compared with Basque gaztigar (“maple”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkostike/, [ˈkɔstikɛ]

Noun

còstiche

  1. (botany) maple tree

Synonyms

  • olàdighe

References

  1. ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961), Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 253

Further reading

  • “costiche”, in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda [Online Dictionary of the Sardinian Language and Culture] (in Sardinian, Italian, and English), Autonomous Region of Sardinia [Sardinian: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna]
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