Neapolitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin medicus.

Pronunciation

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  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈmjeːrəkə]
  • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈmiːə̆dəkə]

Noun

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miedeco m (plural miedece or miedeche)

  1. doctor

References

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  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 705: “dal medico; i medici” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “miédeco”, in Schedario Napoletano