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sangue
sangue
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin sanguem, alteration of Latin sanguinem, accusative of sanguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂-én-, oblique stem of *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Compare Catalan sang, French sang, Portuguese sangue and Romanian sânge
Pronunciation
Noun
sangue m (plural sangui)
Usage notes
Usually singular only
Related terms
- a sangue
- battesimo di sangue
- dissanguare
- insanguinare
- mezzo sangue
- puro sangue
- sangue blu
- sangue del proprio sangue
- sangue freddo
- sangue misto, sanguemisto
- sanguifero
- sanguificare
- sanguigna
- sanguigno
- sanguinare
- sanguinario
- sanguineo
- sanguinoso
- sanguisuga
- vincolo di sangue
Adjective
sangue (invariant)
- blood red (colour)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese sangue, sangui, from Vulgar Latin sanguem, alteration of Latin sanguinem, accusative of sanguis, from older sanguen, from *san-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂-én-, oblique stem of *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Cognate with Galician sangue, Catalan sang, Italian sangue, Occitan sang, French sang, Romanian sânge and Spanish sangre
Pronunciation
Noun
sangue m (plural sangues)