Italian edit

Etymology edit

Presumably borrowed from Spanish amontonar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ montone (heap) +‎ -are.

Verb edit

ammontonàre (first-person singular present ammontóno, first-person singular past historic ammontonài, past participle ammontonàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (archaic) to amass; to pile up

Conjugation edit

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Neapolitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish amontonar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ montone +‎ -are. Compare also Sicilian ammuntunari, Italian ammontonare.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ammunduˈna]

Verb edit

ammontonare

  1. to accumulate
  2. to hoard

References edit

  • Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 137[1]
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “ammontonare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano