muollo
Neapolitan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited 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 edit
muollo (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