cabaddu

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Sardinian[edit]

unu cabaddu

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin caballus. Variants found in medieval Logudorese documents include cauallu, caballu, choallu, couallu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cabaddu m (plural cabaddos, feminine ebba) (Nuorese)

  1. horse (male)
  2. (chess) knight

Coordinate terms[edit]

Chess pieces in Sardinian · petzos de is iscacos (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
re reina turre alfiere caddu peone

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “cavallo”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes