# eddi
## Sassarese
### Etymology

From Latin illī, illae, masculine and feminine plural forms of ille, from Old Latin olle, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“beyond; other”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛɖɖi/

### Pronoun

eddi m or f (singular eddu m or edda f)
* they
** 1866, chapter XVII, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎ (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), London, translation of Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, verse 8, page 66:Eddi però alzendi l’occi, no vidisini a nisciunu, fora chi a Gesù solu.But they, looking up, did not see anyone, except for Jesus, alone.
** 1956, Salvator Ruju, “Màggiu [May]”, in Agnireddu e Rusina; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 81:Li pizzonéddi chi firizzidài abà ch’àni lu verdhi e li fiòri! Èddi sì chi si gòdini l’amòri i la lùzi cun tutta libarthai.The little birds, such happiness, now that they have the greenery and the flowers! Now, they are enjoying love in the light, with complete freedom.
** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Gabbiani [Seagulls]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 73:Eu la vidda l’ifrisu ed eddi l’unda aggranfendi lu pesciu.I graze life and they [graze] the wave, catching the fish.
* them
    d’eddi ― their, of theirs; theirs (literally, “of them”)
** 1866, chapter XX, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎ (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), London, translation of Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, verse 34, page 80:E Gesù mòbiddu a cumpassioni d’eddi, li tucchesi l’occi. E sùbbiddu vidisini, e lu sighisini.Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
** 1957, Salvator Ruju, “Lu chi mi dizi lu córi [What my heart tells me]”, in Sassari véccia e nóba [Old and new Sassari]; republished as Caterina Ruju, editor, Sassari véccia e nóba, Nuoro: Ilisso edizioni, 2001, →ISBN, page 217:pènsa a chiddi chi sò marad’avvéru cun tant’infirmidai, préga pa èddiThink about those who are actually sick, with many illnesses, pray for them
** 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Gabbiani [Seagulls]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 73:Mi sentu cument’e eddi, in boru di cuntinu.I feel like them, continuously in flight.
** 2020 March 25, Ignazio Sanna, “Di nomme fozzu Asdrubale [My name is Asdrubale]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎:«Impippaddìnni…» eddu abìa tagliaddu in còrthu, «tu appizzichèggiaddi a calchuna e isthrìgnira, chì m’hani dittu chi a eddi li piazi. Intési?»"Nevermind," he cut short, "you just glue yourself to one of them, and hug her, 'cause I've been told they like you. Got it?"(literally, “"Don't give a damn about it" he had cut in short, "you stick yourself to someone and hug her, 'cause they have told me that to them you are pleasant. Understood?"”)

### See also

* li
* si

### References

* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes