faeddu

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Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably derived from faeddare (to speak, talk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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faeddu m (plural faeddos)

  1. word (smallest unit of language)
    Synonym: paraula
    Est unu faeddu chi no devias narrere.
    That's a word you shouldn't have said
    (literally, “It is a word that you had to not say.”)
    faeddu pro faedduword by word
  2. parlance (particular way of speaking)
  3. language
    Synonym: limba
    su faeddu sarduthe Sardinian language
  4. speech (ability to speak)
    Synonym: paraula
    No li restat sinò su faeddu.
    All he can do is talk.
    (literally, “Nothing is left to him except his speech.”)
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