suile

See also: súile

Latin

Etymology

From sus +‎ -īle.

Pronunciation

Noun

suīle n (genitive suīlis); third declension

  1. a pigsty

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

singular plural
nominative suīle suīlia
genitive suīlis suīlium
dative suīlī suīlibus
accusative suīle suīlia
ablative suīlī suīlibus
vocative suīle suīlia

Descendants

  • Sardinian:
    • Logudorese: suile
      • ? Sassarese: (dialectal) suili (if not borrowed directly from Latin)
    • Nuorese: subile

See also

Further reading

  • suile”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • suile in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Sardinian

Etymology

Derived from Classical Latin suīle (pigsty), derived from sūs (pig) +‎ -īle (suffix denoting enclosures for animals). Compare Nuorese subile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈile/

Noun

suile m (plural suiles) (Logudorese)

  1. pigsty (enclosure where pigs are kept)
    Synonyms: àrula, chèrria, masonzile, porchile

Descendants

  • >? Sassarese: (dialectal) suili

References

  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “suíle”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg