criare

From Classical Latin creāre, present infinitive of creō (“I create; I beget”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-eh₂yéti, derived from the root *ḱer- (“to grow, become bigger”). Compare Campidanese criai.

• IPA^(key): /kriˈare/

criare (Logudorese, Nuorese)

1. (intransitive) to lay an egg (of a bird or other egg-creating animal)
2. (Logudorese, intransitive, transferred sense) to give birth (of certain animals, such as sheep)
3. (Logudorese, intransitive, transferred sense, humorous or derogatory) to give birth (of women)

• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

criare

1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of criar