cruzi

Translingual

Etymology

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Cruz, but especially for bacteriologist Oswaldo Cruz.

Adjective

cruzi

  1. Cruz (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Cruz's ..."

Derived terms

Sassarese

Pronunciation
  • (Sedini) IPA(key): /ˈkrud͡zi/[1]

Noun

cruzi f (invariable)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of crozi (“cross”)

References
  1. Mauro Maxia (2012) Fonetica storica del gallurese e delle altre varietà sardocorse (in Sassarese), Editrice Taphros, →ISBN
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