abbare
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin aquārī, infinitive of aquor (“I bring water; I am watered”), derived from aqua (“water”). Compare Campidanese acuai.
Verb
abbare (Logudorese, Nuorese)
- (transitive) to water (to provide (animals) with water)
- (transitive) to water, irrigate
- (transitive) to water down, dilute
Conjugation
Conjugation of abbare (Logudorese)
| infinitive | simple | abbare | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | + past participle | ||||||
| gerund | simple | abbende | |||||
| compound | + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | abbadu | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | deo, eo | tue | issu/issa/isse | nois | bois | issos/issas | |
| (simple tenses) | present | abbo | abbas | abbat | abbamus | abbades | abbant |
| imperfect | abbaia, abbaio | abbaias | abbaiat | abbaìamus | abbaìazis | abbaiant | |
| future | apo a abbare | as a abbare | at a abbare | amus a abbare | azis a abbare | ant a abbare | |
| conditional | dia abbare | dias abbare | diat abbare | diemus abbare | diedas abbare | diant abbare | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | present conditional of + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | chi deo, chi eo | chi tue | chi issu/issa/isse | chi nois | chi bois | chi issos/issas | |
| (simple tenses) | present | abbe | abbes | abbet | abbemus | abbedas | abbent |
| imperfect | abbere | abberes | abberet | abbèremus | abbèrezis | abberent | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | deo, eo | tue | issu/issa/isse | nois | bois | issos/issas | |
| — | abba | abbet | abbemus | abbade | abbent | ||
Conjugation of abbare (Nuorese)
| infinitive | simple | abbare | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | + past participle | ||||||
| gerund | simple | abbende | |||||
| compound | + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | abbau | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | dego, deo | tue | issu/issa | nois | bois | issos/issas | |
| (simple tenses) | present | abbo | abbas | abbat | abbamus | abbaes | abbant |
| imperfect | abbabo | abbabas | abbabat | abbabamus | abbabazes | abbabant | |
| future | apo a abbare | as a abbare | at a abbare | amus a abbare | azis a abbare | ant a abbare | |
| conditional | dia abbare | dias abbare | diat abbare | diamus abbare | diazes abbare | diant abbare | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | present conditional of + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | chi dego, chi deo | chi tue | chi issu/issa | chi nois | chi bois | chi issos/issas | |
| (simple tenses) | present | abbe | abbes | abbet | abbemus | abbezas | abbent |
| imperfect | abbere | abberes | abberet | abberemus | abberezis | abberent | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | dego, deo | tue | issu/issa | nois | bois | issos/issas | |
| — | abba | abbet | abbemus | abbae | abbent | ||
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “abbare”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg