Sappada

English

Proper noun

Sappada

  1. A small town in the province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, possibly related to Zepodn, a name for the alpine pass of Cima Sappada, from German zum Boden (“(down) to the ground”), referring to the land's elevation.

Proper noun

Sappada f

  1. Sappada (a small town in the province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy)

Proper noun

Sappada m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

  • Bertolini, O. (1972). Studi storici in onore di Ottorino Bertolini. Italy: Pacini, p. 538
  • Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025
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