polcu

Gallurese

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin porcus (“piglet; pig”), from Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young pig”), derived from the root *perḱ- (“to dig”).

Pronunciation

Noun

polcu m (plural polchi)

  1. (dialectal) pig
    Synonym: (standard) pòlciu

References

  1. ^ Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN

Sassarese

Pronunciation

Noun

polcu m (plural polchi)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of porchu (“pig”)
    Synonym: (Turritan) porchu

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN
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