This morpho-lexical type appears on the
AIS map 313 ("L'AUTUNNO", AUTUMN in the Belluno
Ponte nelle Alpi (P. 336)). Among the
reference dictionaries, the
Treccani dictionary is the only one that lists this type. However, this form does not refer to AUTUMN in general, but rather to the expression used by Venetian fishermen to refer to the specific autumn period when fish retreat from the lagoon to the open sea.
Other dictionaries indicate that the type is found not only in the south of the Veneto and in Ponte nelle Alpi, but also in other varieties in the province of Belluno, especially in
Agordino. It occurs in
Zoldo Valley as well, this time in the meaning of 'autumn' (cf.
Rossi 1992, 314, under fardìma;
Pallabazzer 1989, 189, under ferdíma). It is interesting to note that this form extends only as far as the territory of the so-called Sellaladinia and does not cross its boundaries (cf.
Blad under
auton).
This morpho-lexical type belongs to the base type
lat. frigĭdus ('cold') (
FEW 3, 797 under
frigĭdus).
Giovanni Battista Rossi (1992): Vocabolario dei dialetti ladini e ladino-veneti dell'Agordino. Lessico di Cencenighe - San Tomaso - Vallada - Canale d'Agordo - Falcade - Taibon - Agordo - La Valle - Voltago - Frassenè - Rivamonte - Gosaldo. Con note etnografiche-demologiche., Belluno, Istituto Bellunese di Ricerche Sociali e Culturali
Pallabazzer, Vito (1989): Lingua e Cultura Ladina. Lessico e onomastica di: Laste - Rocca Pietore - Colle Santa Lucia - Selva di Cadore - Alleghe, Belluno, Istituto Bellunese di Ricerche Sociali e Culturali
Istitut Cultural Ladin: Banca lessicala ladina, Vigo di Fassa
LinkWartburg, Walter (1922-1967): Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. Eine Darstellung des galloromanischen Sprachschatzes , Basel, vol. 20, Zbinden
LinkLatein (ISO 639-3)