istade

Sardinian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aestās, aestātem (“summer”), from a reshaping of Proto-Italic *aissāts, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-teh₂t-s, derived from the root *h₂eydʰ- (“to ignite; fire”). Compare Campidanese stadi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isˈta.de/

Noun

istade m (plural istades)

1. (Logudorese, Nuorese) summer

   Synonyms: istadiale, istiu

Derived terms

• istadiale

References

• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg