Library / English Dictionary

SARDINIAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Sardinian" is a kind of...):

Italian (the Romance language spoken in Italy)

Derivation:

Sardinian (of or relating to or characteristic of Sardinia or its people or its language)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Sardinia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Sardinian" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Derivation:

Sardinian (of or relating to or characteristic of Sardinia or its people or its language)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Sardinia or its people or its language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Sardinia (the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century)

Derivation:

Sardinia (an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy)

Sardinian (the Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish)

Sardinian (a native or inhabitant of Sardinia)

Credits