aurri

== Sardinian == === Etymology === Of unknown origin. Hypothesized to be part of a Nuragic substrate. Often compared with Basque aurri (“name of a sp. of tree”), although this is not generally accepted as a valid comparison by most Vasconists. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaurri/ === Noun === aurri (botany) hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) === References === === Further reading === “aurri”, in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda [Online Dictionary of the Sardinian Language and Culture] (in Sardinian, Italian, and English), Autonomous Region of Sardinia [Sardinian: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna] Pallottino, Massimo (1950), Lilliu, Giovanni, editor, La Sardegna nuragica [Nuragic Sardinia] (Bibliotheca Sarda) (in Italian), Ilisso edizioni, published 2001, →ISBN, page 96