sardina Latin · revision 4365

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=borrowing|attested=Columella|origins=grc σαρδίνη}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [sarˈdiː.na], [sarˈdiː.naː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [sarˈdiː.na], [sarˈdiː.na]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''sardīna''' ''f'' (genitive sardīnae); first declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ The OLD compares [[sarda]] “pilchard”, which it takes as the feminine of [[Sardus]] “Sardinian”.^(OLD 2012) Etymonline derives it from late Greek [[grc|σαρδίνη|tr=sardínē]], earlier [[m|grc|σάρδη|tr=sárdē]], often linked with [[m|grc|Σαρδώ|tr=Sardṓ|t=Sardinia]], near which the fish was probably caught.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Columella mentions it in his book on fishponds.^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Columella to the 1st century AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was a sardine or pilchard, and Lewis & Short and Georges treat it under ''sarda''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913) Köbler records it from Oribasius, of the late 4th century.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ In medieval British glossaries it was a small fish, a herring.^(DMLBS) English ''sardine'' is recorded in the early 15th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1st century AD – Columella mentions it.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 325–c. 403 AD – Oribasius uses it.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * early 15th century – English ''sardine'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|sardine]], [[m|en|pilchard]].^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

+ # ''(Medieval Latin)'' A herring.^(DMLBS)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[sarda]]

+ * [[en|sardine]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}