muollo
Neapolitan
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *mollus, from Latin mollis. Compare Sicilian moddu.
Pronunciation
edit- (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈmwollə], (feminine) [ˈmɔllə]
- (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈmuŏddə], (feminine) [ˈmɔddə]
Adjective
editmuollo (feminine singular molla, masculine plural muolle, feminine plural molle)
References
edit- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1583: “molle” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “muóllo-mòlla”, in Schedario Napoletano