Meanings
- An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea.
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- A town in Erie County, New York.
- A village in Washington Township, Brown County and Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio.
Origin
- substrate
- Ancient GreekΣαρδώ
- LatinSardinia
- EnglishSardinia
Borrowing from Latin Sardinia and Ancient Greek Σαρδώ (Sardṓ), which in turn derive from a pre-Roman substrate language, *sard, *shard. It is connected by some scholars to the name of the Sherden or Shardana, an ethnic group amongst the Sea Peoples. A Phoenician inscription found in Nora and dated to the 9th century B.C.E. identifies the island as Shardan.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, substrate
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Σαρδέλα, Σανδάλιον
- Σαρδέλα (Sardéla)island of Italy
- Σανδάλιον (Sandálion)island of Italy
- Σαρδώ (Sardṓ)island of Italy
Arabic سَرْدِينْيَا, سَرْدَانِيَة
- سَرْدِينْيَا (sardīnyā)island of Italy
- سَرْدَانِيَة (sardāniya)island of Italy
- سَرْدِينِيَة (sardīniya)island of Italy
- سُرِدَانِيَة (suridāniya)island of Italy
Bulgarian Сардѝния
- Сардѝния (Sardìnija)island of Italy
Catalan Sardenya
- Sardenyaisland of Italy
Chinese Mandarin 撒丁島 /撒丁岛, 薩丁尼亞島 /萨丁尼亚岛
- 撒丁島 /撒丁岛 (Sādīng dǎo)island of Italy
- 薩丁尼亞島 /萨丁尼亚岛 (Sàdīngníyà dǎo)island of Italy
Czech Sardinie
- Sardinieisland of Italy
Danish Sardinien
- Sardinienisland of Italy
Dutch Sardinië
- Sardiniëisland of Italy
Esperanto Sardio, Sardujo
- Sardioisland of Italy
- Sardujoisland of Italy
Estonian Sardiinia
- Sardiiniaisland of Italy
Finnish Sardinia
- Sardiniaisland of Italy
French Sardaigne
- Sardaigneisland of Italy
German Sardinien
- Sardinienisland of Italy
Greek Σαρδηνία
- Σαρδηνία (Sardinía)island of Italy
Hebrew סרדיניה
- סרדיניהisland of Italy
Hindi सारडीनिया, सार्डिनिया
- सारडीनिया (sārḍīniyā)island of Italy
- सार्डिनिया (sārḍiniyā)island of Italy
Hungarian Szardínia
- Szardíniaisland of Italy
Icelandic Sardinía
- Sardiníaisland of Italy
Irish Sairdín
- Sairdínisland of Italy
Italian Sardegna
- Sardegnaisland of Italy
Japanese サルデーニャ, サルディーニャ
- サルデーニャ (Sarudēnya)island of Italy
- サルディーニャ (Sarudīnya)island of Italy
- サルディニア (Sarudinia)island of Italy
Korean 사르데냐
- 사르데냐 (Sareudenya)island of Italy
Latin Sardinia
- Sardiniaisland of Italy
Latvian Sardīnija
- Sardīnijaisland of Italy
Lithuanian Sardinija
- Sardinijaisland of Italy
Norwegian Bokmål Sardinia
- Sardiniaisland of Italy
Persian ساردینیا
- ساردینیا (sârdiniyâ)island of Italy
Polish Sardynia
- Sardyniaisland of Italy
Portuguese Sardenha
- Sardenhaisland of Italy
Punjabi ਸਾਰਦੇਞਾ
- ਸਾਰਦੇਞਾ (sārdeñā)island of Italy
Romanian Sardinia
- Sardiniaisland of Italy
Russian Сарди́ния
- Сарди́ния (Sardínija)island of Italy
Scottish Gaelic Sardainia
- Sardainiaisland of Italy
Slovak Sardínia
- Sardíniaisland of Italy
Spanish Cerdeña
- Cerdeñaisland of Italy
Swedish Sardinien
- Sardinienisland of Italy
Tamil சார்தீனியா
- சார்தீனியா (cārtīṉiyā)island of Italy
Turkish Sardunya, Sardinya
- Sardunyaisland of Italy
- Sardinyaisland of Italy
Ukrainian Сарди́нія
- Сарди́нія (Sardýnija)island of Italy
Welsh Sardinia
- Sardiniaisland of Italy
Cite this entry
Sardinia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sardinia
“Sardinia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sardinia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sardinia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sardinia.
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