Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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comifò (invariable)

  1. (Rome, obsolete) good, proper

References

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

Ligurian

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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comifò

  1. (dialectal) properly, decently

Lombard

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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comifò (invariable)

  1. (Milan) good, proper, decent

References

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

Romagnol

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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comifò

  1. properly, decently

References

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

Venetian

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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comifò

  1. properly, decently

Adjective

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comifò (invariable)

  1. good, proper, decent

References

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