See also: Niro

Neapolitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin nigrum.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈniːrə], (feminine) [ˈneːrə]
  • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈneɣŭrə], (feminine) [ˈnɛːu̯ră], [ˈneːu̯rə]

Adjective edit

niro (feminine singular nera, masculine plural nire, feminine plural nere)

  1. black

References edit

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1574: “nero; nera; neri” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “niro-nera”, in Schedario Napoletano