See also: Padula

Neapolitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin padūlem, from Latin palūdem.

Pronunciation

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  • (Trevico) IPA(key): [paˈɾuːlă]

Noun

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padula f (plural padule)

  1. swamp, marsh

References

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  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 432: “la palude” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “padula”, in Schedario Napoletano
  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “palus, -ūdis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 531