Neapolitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin dē intrō (literally from within).

Pronunciation

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  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈɾind(ə)], [ˈr-]
    • Audio:(file)
  • (Gallo) IPA(key): [ˈðendrə]

Adverb

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dinto

  1. inside; indoors
  2. inwardly

References

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  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 352: “restare dentro” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Ledgeway, Adam (2009) Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 94