Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally as must be).[1] Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ko.miˈfɔ/*
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: co‧mi‧fò

Adjective edit

comifò (invariable)

  1. (Rome, obsolete) good, proper

References edit

  1. ^ “Parole francesi nel dialetto romanesco”, in Strenna dei romanisti (in Italian), Rome: Staderini Editore, 1945, page 165

Ligurian edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally as must be). Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Adverb edit

comifò

  1. (dialectal) properly, decently

Lombard edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally as must be). Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Adjective edit

comifò (invariable)

  1. (Milan) good, proper, decent

References edit

  • Cletto Arrighi (1896) “comifò”, in Dizionario milanese-italiano col repertorio italiano-milanese[1] (in Lombard), 2nd edition, Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, page 134

Romagnol edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally as must be).[1] Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Adverb edit

comifò

  1. properly, decently

References edit

  1. ^ Morri, Antonio (1840) Vocabolario romagnolo-italiano (in Italian), Faenza: Dai tipi di Pietro Conti all’Apollo, page 206

Venetian edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally as must be).[1] Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Adverb edit

comifò

  1. properly, decently

Adjective edit

comifò (invariable)

  1. good, proper, decent

References edit

  1. ^ Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “comifò”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 183