Neapolitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [aʃʃəvuˈli]

Verb edit

ascevolire

  1. to faint
    Penzanno a Nenna mia mme' sent' ascevulì!
    Thinking about my girl, I feel myself faint.

References edit

  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “ascevolire”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano