jardinu

• iardinu (non-orthographic)
• giardinu (Italian palatalization)

From Medieval Latin jardinus, from Old Frankish *gardin, oblique case of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰos (“hedge, enclosure”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“court, yard”). Cognate with French jardin, German Garten, Italian giardino, Spanish jardín.

• IPA^(key): /jarˈdi.nu/
• Hyphenation: jar‧dì‧nu

jardinu m (plural jardina)

1. garden
2. orchard, plantation
3. vegetable garden

   Synonym: ortu

• The word jardinu refers to a piece of land on which fruit trees or other plants are grown.
• On the other hand, when referring to the set of fruit trees understood collectively, the name of the fruit with -itu or -ita can be used.
  • mènnula (“almond”) → minnulitu (“almond orchard”)
  • pinu (“pine”) → pinita (“pine grove”)
  • piru (“pear”) → piritu (“pear trees orchard”)

• → Italian: Giardina
  • → English: Giardina