fa

third-person singular present indicative of fà


te

you (singular familiar, accusative or dative or reflexive or prepositional)


i

I: the first-person singular nominative personal pronoun.


me

me (accusative or dative or reflexive or prepositional)


essere

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse.


tre

Inherited from Latin trēs. Compare Italian tre.


ha

third-person singular present indicative of avé


ca

than (comparison between adjectives only)

that (as in 'the boy that I saw' ("O guaglio' ca vist'"))


aqua

Inherited from Latin aqua. Compare Italian acqua.


sole

Steva chiuvenno, po' è asciuto 'o sole.


tu

you (second-person singular nominative pronoun)


se

reflexive third person pronoun: oneself, himself, itself, herself, themselves etc.


fare

fare (infinitive)
facenno (gerund)
facente (participle present)
fatto (participle past)
faccio (indicative present singular)
faje (indicative present second-person singular)
fa (indicative present singular third-person)
facimme (first-person indicative plural present)
facite (indicative plural present second-person)
fanno (indicative plural present third-person)
facevo (imperfect indicative singular)
facive (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
faceva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
facevamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
faciveve (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
facevano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
facette (indicative singular)
faciste (indicative second-person singular)
facette (indicative singular third-person)
facettemo (first-person indicative plural)
facisteve (indicative plural second-person)
facetteno (indicative plural third-person)
facettero (indicative plural third-person)
faciarraggio (future indicative singular)
faciarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
faciarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
faciarrimme (first-person future indicative plural)
faciarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
faciarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
faciarría (conditional indicative singular)
faciarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
farría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
faciarríame (conditional first-person indicative plural)
faciarrisseve (conditional indicative plural second-person)
faciarríano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
facesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
facisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
facesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
facessemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
facisseve (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
facesseno (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
faje (imperative second-person singular)
face (imperative singular third-person)
facimme (first-person imperative plural)
facite (imperative plural second-person)
fanno (imperative plural third-person)


uovo

Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Latin ōvum n.
The irregular plural ova reflects a continuation of the Latin plural with /-a/.


vita

Inherited from Latin vīta. Compare Italian vita.


auto

nap-adj

auto (feminine singular auta, masculine plural aute, feminine plural aute)

auta (feminine singular)
aute (masculine plural)
aute (feminine plural)


hanno

third-person plural present indicative of avé


leggere

[ˈlɛdd͡ʒərə]

Borrowed from Italian leggere, from Latin legere. Doublet of lejere, the native Neapolitan form.


lupo

head

lupo m (plural lupe, feminine singular lopa, feminine plural lope)

lupe (plural)
lopa (feminine singular)
lope (feminine plural)


luna

[ˈluːnə ⁓ ˈlownə ⁓ ˈləʉnə]

[ˈluːnə ⁓ ˈlownə ⁓ ˈlʊːnə]


ordinare

Alternative spelling of ordenare (“to order”)


santo

nap-adj

santo (feminine singular santa, plural sante)

santa (feminine singular)
sante (plural)


sapere

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Classical Latin sapĕre.


chiudere

Inherited from Latin clūdere, variant of claudere.


cadere

cadé (infinitive)
cadenno (gerund)
cadente (participle present)
caduto (participle past)
cado (indicative present singular)
cade (indicative present second-person singular)
cade (indicative present singular third-person)
cadimmo (first-person indicative plural present)
cadite (indicative plural present second-person)
cadeno (indicative plural present third-person)
cadevo (imperfect indicative singular)
cadive (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cadeva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cadevamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cadiveve (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cadevano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cadette (indicative singular)
cadiste (indicative second-person singular)
cadette (indicative singular third-person)
cadettemo (first-person indicative plural)
cadisteve (indicative plural second-person)
cadetteno (indicative plural third-person)
cadettero (indicative plural third-person)
cadarraggio (future indicative singular)
cadarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
cadarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
cadarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
cadarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
cadarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
cadarria (conditional indicative singular)
cadarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
cadarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
cadarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
cadarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
cadarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
cadesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cadisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cadesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cadessemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cadisseve (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cadesseno (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cade (imperative second-person singular)
cade (imperative singular third-person)
cadiamo (first-person imperative plural)
cadite (imperative plural second-person)
cadiano (imperative plural third-person)

Inherited from Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre.


apa

From Latin apis, apem. Compare Italian ape, Corsican abba.


sustantivo

Compare Italian sostantivo, Piedmontese sostantiv.


aco

Inherited from Latin acus. Compare Italian ago.


stella

Tarantino: stella


albergo

Borrowed from Italian albergo or Spanish albergue.


ballare

Inherited from Late Latin ballāre. The lack of fricativisation of initial /b/ to /v/ is irregular but not unprecedented, compare buono, bello.


io

Inherited from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆.

I (the first-person singular nominative pronoun)


fanno

third-person plural present indicative of fà


è

third-person singular present indicative of èssere


avere

avé (infinitive)
havenno (gerund)
havente (participle present)
avuto (participle past)
aggio (indicative present singular)
haje (indicative present second-person singular)
hê (indicative present second-person singular)
ha (indicative present singular third-person)
have (indicative present singular third-person)
avimmo (first-person indicative plural present)
avite (indicative plural present second-person)
hanno (indicative plural present third-person)
aveno (indicative plural present third-person)
avevo (imperfect indicative singular)
avive (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aveva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
avevamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aviveve (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
avevano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
avette (indicative singular)
aviste (indicative second-person singular)
avette (indicative singular third-person)
avettemo (first-person indicative plural)
avsteve (indicative plural second-person)
avetteno (indicative plural third-person)
avettero (indicative plural third-person)
avarraggio (future indicative singular)
avarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
avarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
avarrammo (first-person future indicative plural)
avarrate (future indicative plural second-person)
avarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
avarria (conditional indicative singular)
avarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
avarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
avarriamo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
avarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
avarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
avesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
avisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
avesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
avessemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
avisseve (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
avesseno (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
haje (imperative second-person singular)
ha (imperative singular third-person)
aviamo (first-person imperative plural)
aggiate (imperative plural second-person)
aviano (imperative plural third-person)


va

third-person singular present indicative of jí


l'

(before a vowel) Apocopic form of 'o, 'a: the


potere

Inherited from Vulgar Latin potēre, from Latin posse.


mangiare

mangià (infinitive)
mangianno (gerund)
mangiante (participle present)
mangiato (participle past)
mangio (indicative present singular)
mangie (indicative present second-person singular)
mangia (indicative present singular third-person)
mangiammo (first-person indicative plural present)
mangiate (indicative plural present second-person)
mangiano (indicative plural present third-person)
mangiavo (imperfect indicative singular)
mangiave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
mangiava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
mangiavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
mangiavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
mangiavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
mangiaje (indicative singular)
mangiaste (indicative second-person singular)
mangiaje (indicative singular third-person)
mangiajemo (first-person indicative plural)
mangiastevo (indicative plural second-person)
mangiajeno (indicative plural third-person)
mangiarraggio (future indicative singular)
mangiarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
mangiarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
mangiarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
mangiarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
mangiarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
mangiarria (conditional indicative singular)
mangiarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
mangiarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
mangiarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
mangiarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
mangiarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
mangiasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
mangiasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
mangiasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
mangiassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
mangiassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
mangiassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
mangia (imperative second-person singular)
mangia (imperative singular third-person)
mangiammo (first-person imperative plural)
mangiate (imperative plural second-person)
mangieno (imperative plural third-person)


volere

Inherited from Vulgar Latin volēre, regularised from Latin velle.


ma

From Latin magis. Compare Italian ma, French mais.


core

From Vulgar Latin *corem m, from Latin cor n.

T'alluntane da stu core


site

second-person plural present indicative of èssere


nuovo

nuovo (feminine singular nova, masculine plural nuove, feminine plural nove)

nova (feminine singular)
nuove (masculine plural)
nove (feminine plural)


povero

povero (feminine singular povera, plural povere)

povera (feminine singular)
povere (plural)


notte

Inherited from Latin noctem, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.


dicere

[ˈriːt͡ʃərə]


tutto

From Vulgar Latin tōttus, alteration of Latin tōtus.


craje

Inherited from Latin crās. Compare the archaic Italian crai. The final schwa in Neapolitan is epenthetic.


scrivere

Quase tutte 'e sustantive napulitane se scrivono cu 'a lettera piccerella, eccetto 'e nomme 'e perzona e 'e puoste.

Almost all the nouns in Neapolitan are written with small letters, except the names of persons and places.


ajere

From a- + Latin herī. Compare Sicilian aieri, Italian ieri.


zuppa

Non hanno da farese le zuppe co lo pretesto de provà si è nzipeto o salato.

1789, Nicola Vottiero, Lo Specchio de la Cevertà o siano schirze morale, aliasse lo Calateo napolitano pe chi vo ridere, e ’mpararese de creianza:

You are not meant to soak bread just to check whether it is salted.


stutà

Alternative spelling of stotare (“to extinguish”)


demierto

demierto (feminine singular demierta, plural demierte)

demierta (feminine singular)
demierte (plural)

Perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *demerctum, replacing Latin demersus.


dà

From Latin dāre, present active infinitive of dō (“give”).


pecché

By surface analysis, pe (“for”) + ché (“what”), with its various Romance cognates (Italian perché, French pourquoi, Spanish porqué) suggestive of a Vulgar Latin *[prō quid] ~ *[per quid].


'o

From Old Neapolitan lo, from Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin illum < ille. Compare Italian lo.


perzeca

From Late Latin persica(m), from the feminine of Latin persicum. Compare Sicilian pèrsica.


gròlia

Borrowed from Italian gloria, itself borrowed from Latin glōria.


quistura

Borrowed from Italian questura, itself borrowed from Latin quaestūra.


purchiacca

A dubious theory has it descend from Ancient Greek terms πῦρ (pûr) and κοῖλος (koîlos) with an approximate meaning of "fiery hole". Nevertheless, the true etymology lies in Latin portulāca (purslane), a plant that was commonly used to mitigate vaginal pain after childbirth.


addu

Vaco addu Prìzeta


s-

privative or negative affix that attaches to verbs


panza

From Latin pantex, panticem, possibly through the intermediate of another language; cf. Spanish panza. Compare the inherited form pántici.


'a

From Old Neapolitan da, from Latin de ab.

by (indicating the actor in a passive voice)


nnapulitano

Doubled initial consonant form of napulitano


addenucchiarse

Fromm a- + denucchio (“knee”) + -are + -se.


denucchio

head

denucchio m (plural denucchie or denocchie)

Inherited from Late Latin genuculum, from Latin geniculum.


guallecchia

the stretched part of the leg of a pair of pants/trousers caused by the wearer's knee


napulitano

nap-adj

napulitano (feminine singular napulitana, plural napulitane)

napulitana (feminine singular)
napulitane (plural)


napulitano

head

napulitano m (plural napulitane, feminine singular napulitana, feminine plural napulitane)

napulitane (plural)
napulitana (feminine singular)
napulitane (feminine plural)


tené

Alternative spelling of tenere (“to hold, possess”)


avé

Alternative spelling of avere (“to have”)


mia

mìa f (first person singular possessive)


dezziunàrio

Alternative form of dizziunario (“dictionary”)


dizziunario

Borrowed from Italian dizionario, itself borrowed from Renaissance Latin dictiōnārium.


calapino

From Ambrogio da Calepio, the compiler of a famous 16th century Latin dictionary.


sciòsciule

Perhaps sciuscià ("blow on" hence "dry") + -ule (diminutive noun-forming suffix).


vorpe

A cane ca se fà viecchio 'a vórpe 'o piscia 'nculo – An aged dog will have his ass pissed on by the fox.


autriére

day before yesterday
day before yesterday


llostrare

to honor (someone) for their accomplishments


annevierzo

Alternative form of univerzo (“universe”)


usare

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.


trovare

trovà (infinitive)
trovanno (gerund)
trovante (participle present)
trovato (participle past)
trovo (indicative present singular)
truove (indicative present second-person singular)
trova (indicative present singular third-person)
trovammo (first-person indicative plural present)
trovate (indicative plural present second-person)
trovano (indicative plural present third-person)
trovavo (imperfect indicative singular)
trovave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
trovava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
trovavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
trovavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
trovavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
trovaje (indicative singular)
trovaste (indicative second-person singular)
trovaje (indicative singular third-person)
trovajemo (first-person indicative plural)
trovastevo (indicative plural second-person)
trovajeno (indicative plural third-person)
trovarraggio (future indicative singular)
trovarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
trovarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
trovarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
trovarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
trovarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
trovarria (conditional indicative singular)
trovarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
trovarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
trovarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
trovarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
trovarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
trovasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
trovasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
trovasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trovassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
trovassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
trovassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
trova (imperative second-person singular)
trova (imperative singular third-person)
trovammo (first-person imperative plural)
trovate (imperative plural second-person)
troveno (imperative plural third-person)

Compare Italian trovare, Sicilian truvari.


chino

nap-adj

chino (feminine singular chiena, masculine plural chine, feminine plural chiene)

chiena (feminine singular)
chine (masculine plural)
chiene (feminine plural)


vaso

Inherited from Latin bāsium. Compare Italian bacio.


pesante

Inherited from Latin pensans (“hanging”, present active participle).


cercare

cercà (infinitive)
cercanno (gerund)
cercante (participle present)
cercato (participle past)
cerco (indicative present singular)
cierche (indicative present second-person singular)
cerca (indicative present singular third-person)
cercammo (first-person indicative plural present)
cercate (indicative plural present second-person)
cercano (indicative plural present third-person)
cercavo (imperfect indicative singular)
cercave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cercava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cercavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cercavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cercavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cercaje (indicative singular)
cercaste (indicative second-person singular)
cercaje (indicative singular third-person)
cercajemo (first-person indicative plural)
cercastevo (indicative plural second-person)
cercajeno (indicative plural third-person)
cercarraggio (future indicative singular)
cercarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
cercarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
cercarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
cercarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
cercarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
cercarria (conditional indicative singular)
cercarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
cercarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
cercarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
cercarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
cercarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
cercasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cercasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cercasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cercassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cercassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cercassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cerca (imperative second-person singular)
cerca (imperative singular third-person)
cercammo (first-person imperative plural)
cercate (imperative plural second-person)
cercheno (imperative plural third-person)


monaco

head

monaco m (plural muonace, feminine monaca, feminine plural monache)

muonace (plural)
monaca (feminine)
monache (feminine plural)


mio

mìo (first-person singular possessive of masculine singular, of feminine singular mìa, of masculine plural mìeje, of feminine plural mèje or mèe)

mìo (canonical)
mìa (feminine nominative singular)
mìeje (masculine nominative plural)
mèje (feminine nominative plural)
mèe (feminine nominative plural)

’O sole mio


avimmo

first-person plural present indicative of avé


avite

second-person plural present indicative of avé


aggio

first-person singular present indicative of avé

aio

Abruzzo, Molise, N. Apulia; obsolete in Naples


haje

second-person singular present indicative of avé


simmo

first-person plural present indicative of èssere


songo

first-person singular present indicative of èssere

third-person plural present indicative of èssere


sî

second-person singular present indicative of èssere


doce

Inherited from Latin dulcem. Compare Sicilian duci.


faccio

first-person singular present indicative of fà


americano

nap-adj

americano (feminine singular americana, plural americane)

americana (feminine singular)
americane (plural)


americano

head

americano m (plural americane, feminine singular americana, feminine plural americane)

americane (plural)
americana (feminine singular)
americane (feminine plural)

American (inhabitant or native of Americas or of the United States)


sentì

Alternative spelling of sentire (“to feel, hear”)


buono

nap-adj

buono (feminine singular bona, masculine plural buone, feminine plural bone)

bona (feminine singular)
buone (masculine plural)
bone (feminine plural)


a

by (introducing the actor in the passive voice)


a

in (locative: staying in a place of relative width)

to (locative: moving towards a place of relative width)


ligno

Inherited from Latin lignum. The irregular plural continues the Latin plural with /-a/.


ue

[…] n'amico me chiamma: «Uè! E fermate nu mumento, vevimmoce nu cafè!»

1958, Riccardo Pazzaglia (lyrics and music), “'O Cafè”, performed by Domenico Modugno:

[…] a friend calls me: "Hey! Stop by for a moment, let's have some coffee!"


ve

you (formal or plural, reflexive or dative or accusative)


muzzo

characterize by the loss of one or more limbs


cacare

cacà (infinitive)
cacanno (gerund)
cacante (participle present)
cacato (participle past)
caco (indicative present singular)
cace (indicative present second-person singular)
caca (indicative present singular third-person)
cacammo (first-person indicative plural present)
cacate (indicative plural present second-person)
cacano (indicative plural present third-person)
cacavo (imperfect indicative singular)
cacave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cacava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cacavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cacavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cacavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cacaje (indicative singular)
cacaste (indicative second-person singular)
cacaje (indicative singular third-person)
cacajemo (first-person indicative plural)
cacastevo (indicative plural second-person)
cacajeno (indicative plural third-person)
cacarraggio (future indicative singular)
cacarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
cacarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
cacarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
cacarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
cacarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
cacarria (conditional indicative singular)
cacarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
cacarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
cacarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
cacarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
cacarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
cacasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cacasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cacasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cacassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cacassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cacassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
caca (imperative second-person singular)
caca (imperative singular third-person)
cacammo (first-person imperative plural)
cacate (imperative plural second-person)
caceno (imperative plural third-person)


dormì

Alternative spelling of dormire (“to sleep”)


Naggitto

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Joanne

From Latin Iōannēs. Compare Italian Giovanni.


zoccola

Probably from *sorcula, feminine diminutive form of Latin sōricem, accusative singular of sōrex.


chillo

chillo (feminine singular chella, masculine plural chille, feminine plural chelle)

chella (feminine singular)
chille (masculine plural)
chelle (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *eccum illum. Compare Italian quello.


allazzare

By surface analysis, a- + lazzo + -are. Compare Italian allacciare.


sordo

From Italian soldo, itself from solidus (“gold coin”).


eccetto

From Latin exceptus, the past participle of excipere. Compare Italian eccetto.


dezzeiunario

Alternative form of dizziunario (“dictionary”)


tiempo

nu tiempo ca nun escono manco 'e sierpe

extremely bad weather; weather into which not even snakes would venture

Ma, fra sto tiempo, che jette e venette, passaje da chelle case Nardo Aniello, lo figlio de lo re, che jeva a caccia.

1634, Giambattista Basile, “Jornata seconna - VII [Second day - 7]”, in Lo cunto de li cunti [The tale of tales]; republished as Benedetto Croce, editor, Lo cunto de li cunti (Il Pentamerone): Testo conforme alla prima stampa del MDCXXXIV - VI, Naples: V. Vecchi, 1891, page 233:

But during this time, which came and went by, Nardo Aniello, the king's son, passed near those houses, going to a hunt.

lo villanello […] / […] riede, e la speranza ringavagna, / veggendo ’l mondo aver cangiata faccia / in poco d’ora, e prende suo vincastro / e fuor le pecorelle a pascer caccia.

1872 [1310s], Domenico Jaccarino, “Canto vintiquattesemo [Twenty-fourth canto]”, in Il Dante popolare, o La Divina Commedia in dialetto napolitano, 2ⁿᵈ edition, Naples, adaptation of Inferno by Dante Alighieri, pages 107–108:

The peasant […] / […] comes back, and makes a fortune in hope, seeing how the world has a different face, in little time, playing a different key, he already takes out the sheep to graze.

«Spirante, songo state / tutto 'o tiempo appriesso a te, ¶ e quando hai detto ai soldati: / «Avanti, avanti ragazzi… / ancora trenta passi! / Spirante, me si sembrato / proprio 'nu capetano!»

1935, Giulio Camber Barni, “II - Oslavia”, in La buffa (overall work in Italian), Trieste: Stabilimento tipografico mutilati, pages 37–38:

"Aspirer, I've been by your side the whole time; and when you told the soldiers: "Come on, come on, boys!… Thirty more steps!" aspirer, you really looked like a captain to me!"


-mente

Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb.


nenna

From the feminine of Latin *ninnus. Compare Spanish niña, Sicilian nenna.


vaje

first-person singular present indicative of jí


arba

From Vulgar Latin *alba, from the feminine of Latin albus. Compare Sicilian arba, Italian alba.


capa

Teneva nu cappiello janco ncapa.

They were wearing a white hat on their head.

head (the part of the body containing the brain)


cercula

From Latin quercula, a diminutive of quercus.


felece

[ˈfeːlət͡ʃə]


usemà

Alternative spelling of osemare (“to sniff, smell”)


curtiello

[kuɾˈtiəɫɫɐ]


essa

Inherited from Latin ipsa (“she herself, that very one”). Compare Italian essa.


sotto

From Latin subtus, from sub. Cognate to Italian sotto and French sous.


pastiera

From pasta (“pasta, dough”) + -iera (“-er, -or”).


gelo

Borrowed from Italian gelo, from Latin gelū. The alternative form above represents the native Neapolitan outcome.


mele

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.


calare

calà (infinitive)
calanno (gerund)
calante (participle present)
calato (participle past)
calo (indicative present singular)
cale (indicative present second-person singular)
cala (indicative present singular third-person)
calammo (first-person indicative plural present)
calate (indicative plural present second-person)
calano (indicative plural present third-person)
calavo (imperfect indicative singular)
calave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
calava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
calavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
calavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
calavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
calaje (indicative singular)
calaste (indicative second-person singular)
calaje (indicative singular third-person)
calajemo (first-person indicative plural)
calastevo (indicative plural second-person)
calajeno (indicative plural third-person)
calarraggio (future indicative singular)
calarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
calarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
calarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
calarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
calarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
calarria (conditional indicative singular)
calarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
calarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
calarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
calarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
calarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
calasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
calasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
calasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
calassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
calassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
calassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cala (imperative second-person singular)
cala (imperative singular third-person)
calammo (first-person imperative plural)
calate (imperative plural second-person)
caleno (imperative plural third-person)

Inherited from Latin chalāre (“to let down”).


ciuccio

Expressive/imitative origin, or possibly from Spanish chucho (“mutt, bastard”).


contare

contà (infinitive)
contanno (gerund)
contante (participle present)
contato (participle past)
conto (indicative present singular)
conte (indicative present second-person singular)
conta (indicative present singular third-person)
contammo (first-person indicative plural present)
contate (indicative plural present second-person)
contano (indicative plural present third-person)
contavo (imperfect indicative singular)
contave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
contava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
contavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
contavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
contavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
contaje (indicative singular)
contaste (indicative second-person singular)
contaje (indicative singular third-person)
contajemo (first-person indicative plural)
contastevo (indicative plural second-person)
contajeno (indicative plural third-person)
contarraggio (future indicative singular)
contarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
contarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
contarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
contarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
contarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
contarria (conditional indicative singular)
contarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
contarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
contarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
contarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
contarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
contasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
contasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
contasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
contassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
contassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
contassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
conta (imperative second-person singular)
conta (imperative singular third-person)
contammo (first-person imperative plural)
contate (imperative plural second-person)
conteno (imperative plural third-person)


generalmente

Compare Italian generalmente, Spanish generalmente, French généralement.


curto

nap-adj

curto (feminine singular corta, masculine plural curte, feminine plural corte)

corta (feminine singular)
curte (masculine plural)
corte (feminine plural)


fajo

Inherited from Latin fāgeus. Compare Italian faggio.


faje

second-person singular present indicative of fà


filosofo

head

filosofo m (plural filosofe or filuosofe)


paré

Alternative spelling of parere (“to seem”)


lloro

Ultimately from Latin illōrum. The stressed vowel outcome appears to rule out a native inheritance.


sudare

Alternative spelling of sodare (“to sweat”)


vedé

Alternative spelling of vedere (“to see”)


votare

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vol(vi)tāre.


mmitare

Alternative form of mmetare (“to invite”)


sarcizio

Alternative form of esercizio (“exercise”)


esercizio

In this form, borrowed from Italian esercizio.


accidere

accidere (infinitive)
accidenno (gerund)
accidente (participle present)
acciduto (participle past)
accido (indicative present singular)
accide (indicative present second-person singular)
accide (indicative present singular third-person)
accidimmo (first-person indicative plural present)
accidite (indicative plural present second-person)
accidono (indicative plural present third-person)
accidevo (imperfect indicative singular)
accidive (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
accideva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
accidevamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
accidiveve (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
accidevano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
accidette (indicative singular)
accidiste (indicative second-person singular)
accidette (indicative singular third-person)
accidettemo (first-person indicative plural)
accidisteve (indicative plural second-person)
accidetteno (indicative plural third-person)
accidettero (indicative plural third-person)
accidarraggio (future indicative singular)
accidarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
accidarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
accidarrammo (first-person future indicative plural)
accidarrate (future indicative plural second-person)
accidarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
accidarria (conditional indicative singular)
accidarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
accidarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
accidarriamo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
accidarrisseve (conditional indicative plural second-person)
accidarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
accidesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
accidisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
accidesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
accidessemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
accidisseve (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
accidesseno (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
accide (imperative second-person singular)
accide (imperative singular third-person)
accidiamo (first-person imperative plural)
accidite (imperative plural second-person)
accidiano (imperative plural third-person)

Inherited from Latin occīdere, with the prefix adapted to a-.


fa'

Alternative spelling of fare (“to do, make”)


crapa

Passa crapa zoppa, se no trova chi la 'ntoppa.

1636, Giambattista Basile, Lo Cunto de li cunti:

The crippled goat passes by those who not how to stop it.


mee

head

mèe f pl (first person singular possessive)

Alternative form of mèje; feminine plural of mìo


russo

nap-adj

russo (feminine singular rossa, masculine plural russe, feminine plural rosse)

rossa (feminine singular)
russe (masculine plural)
rosse (feminine plural)


aspettare

aspettà (infinitive)
aspettanno (gerund)
aspettante (participle present)
aspettato (participle past)
aspetto (indicative present singular)
aspette (indicative present second-person singular)
aspetta (indicative present singular third-person)
aspettammo (first-person indicative plural present)
aspettate (indicative plural present second-person)
aspettano (indicative plural present third-person)
aspettavo (imperfect indicative singular)
aspettave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aspettava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
aspettavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
aspettavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
aspettavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aspettaje (indicative singular)
aspettaste (indicative second-person singular)
aspettaje (indicative singular third-person)
aspettajemo (first-person indicative plural)
aspettastevo (indicative plural second-person)
aspettajeno (indicative plural third-person)
aspettarraggio (future indicative singular)
aspettarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
aspettarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
aspettarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
aspettarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
aspettarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
aspettarria (conditional indicative singular)
aspettarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
aspettarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
aspettarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
aspettarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
aspettarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
aspettasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
aspettasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
aspettasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aspettassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
aspettassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
aspettassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
aspetta (imperative second-person singular)
aspetta (imperative singular third-person)
aspettammo (first-person imperative plural)
aspettate (imperative plural second-person)
aspetteno (imperative plural third-person)


controllare

Presumably borrowed from Italian controllare.


fatica

From Vulgar Latin *fatīga, from Latin fatīgō (“I tire, weary”).


sacco

From Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “sack, bag; sackcloth”), from Semitic.


bennaggia

ben(e) (“well, good”) + n' (“of it”) + aggia (third-person singular subjunctive of avé (“to have”)). Literally “may he/she/it have good things from it!”.

compound

third-person singular subjunctive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nap">avé</i> (“to have”)


uerra

From Early Medieval Latin werra, borrowed from Frankish *werru (“confusion; quarrel”).

Sulo 'e muorte véreno 'a fine r"a uerra.


mannaggia

mal(e) (“bad, evil”) + n' (“of it”) + aggia (third-person singular subjunctive of avé (“to have”)). Literally “may he/she/it have bad things from it!”.

Mannaggia 'e muorte tuje!


mellunaro

melon vendor, often specifically a watermelon vendor


dispoteco

nap-adj

dispoteco (feminine singular dispoteca, plural dispoteche)

dispoteca (feminine singular)
dispoteche (plural)


debbusciatezza

head

debbusciatezza f (plural 'e ddebbusciatezze)


priezza

Derived form Old French preisier (“appraise, evaluate”), from Late Latin pretiāre.

der

Vicin'ô mare, facimmo ammore, a ccore a ccore pe' nce spassà... Só marenare e tiro 'a rezza, pe' 'a priezza, stongo a murì!

1893, Gennaro Ottaviano, Salvatore Gambardella, 'O Marenariello [The Little Mariner]:

By the sea, we make love, heart to heart to enjoy ourselves... I am a sailor and I pull in the net, I am about to die from happiness!


accomminciare

Alternative form of cominciare (“to begin”) (prefixed with a-)


commenzare

From Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre. Compare Italian cominciare.


abbiare

By surface analysis, a- + via + -are. Compare Italian avviare.


freoma

Borrowed from Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma.


guaglione

head

guaglione m (plural guagliune, feminine singular guagliona, feminine plural guaglione)

guagliune (plural)
guagliona (feminine singular)
guaglione (feminine plural)

→ Italian: guaglione

Uncertain. Maybe from Latin gāneōnem (“glutton”).


guaglione

plural of guagliona, feminine plural of guaglione


pruducere

Alternative spelling of producere (“to produce”)


pruibbeto

pruibbeto m (feminine pruibbeta, masculine and feminine plurals pruibbete)

pruibbeta (feminine)
plurals pruibbete (feminine masculine)


iudecà

Alternative spelling of jodecare (“to judge”)


fessa

Latin fissam, feminine participle of findere. Compare Sicilian fissa.


magnà

Alternative spelling of magnare (“to eat”)


magnà

Alternative spelling of magnare (“food”)


ntussecuso

nap-adj

ntussecuso (feminine singular ntussecusa, plural ntussecuse)

ntussecusa (feminine singular)
ntussecuse (plural)


mmelenare

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *invenēnāre, from Latin venēnāre.


viaggià

Alternative spelling of viaggiare (“to travel”)


lucanna

From Latin locanda. Compare Italian locanda.


noste

head

noste f pl (first-person plural possessive)


allicurdà

Alternative form of arrecordare (“to remember”)


saciccione

From saciccio (“sausage”) + -one (augmentative suffix).


ngarzare

(by extension) to deceive (in general)


grottare

grottà (infinitive)
grottanno (gerund)
grottante (participle present)
grottato (participle past)
grotto (indicative present singular)
grotte (indicative present second-person singular)
grotta (indicative present singular third-person)
grottammo (first-person indicative plural present)
grottate (indicative plural present second-person)
grottano (indicative plural present third-person)
grottavo (imperfect indicative singular)
grottave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
grottava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
grottavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
grottavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
grottavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
grottaje (indicative singular)
grottaste (indicative second-person singular)
grottaje (indicative singular third-person)
grottajemo (first-person indicative plural)
grottastevo (indicative plural second-person)
grottajeno (indicative plural third-person)
grottarraggio (future indicative singular)
grottarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
grottarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
grottarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
grottarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
grottarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
grottarria (conditional indicative singular)
grottarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
grottarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
grottarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
grottarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
grottarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
grottasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
grottasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
grottasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
grottassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
grottassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
grottassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
grotta (imperative second-person singular)
grotta (imperative singular third-person)
grottammo (first-person imperative plural)
grottate (imperative plural second-person)
grotteno (imperative plural third-person)


criscio

nap-adj

criscio (feminine singular criscia, plural crisce)

criscia (feminine singular)
crisce (plural)


ranceto

ranceto (feminine singular ranceta, plural rancete)

ranceta (feminine singular)
rancete (plural)

[ˈraɲd͡ʒətə]


mulignana

From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān) reshaped under the influence of mela (“apple”). (melingian > meligniana > mulignana) Compare Greek μελιτζάνα (melitzána), Sicilian milinciana and Medieval Latin mēlongēna.

der

Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)


isso

Inherited from Latin ipsum (“himself, that very one”). Compare Italian esso.


luvà

Alternative spelling of lovare (“to remove”)


friddo

nap-adj

friddo (feminine singular fredda, masculine plural fridde, feminine plural fredde)

fredda (feminine singular)
fridde (masculine plural)
fredde (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin fricdus, from Latin frīgidus. Compare Italian freddo.

Ca friddo fa ccà ncopp'â muntagna!

It's so cold up here on the mountaintop!


semprece

Presumably borrowed from Italian semplice.


lazzariare

From lazzaro (“plebeian, boor”) + -iare (verb-forming suffix).
For sense 2, compare the synonymous fà uno comm'a nu Santo Lazzaro.

af

to cover with cuts and bruises (as Saint Lazarus is commonly depicted)


purpo

head

purpo (plural purpe, feminine porpa, feminine plural porpe)

purpe (plural)
porpa (feminine)
porpe (feminine plural)

'O purpo se coce dinte all'acqua soja. Neapolitan adage- The octopus cooks in its own juice.


annascuso

nap-adj

annascuso (feminine singular annascosa, masculine plural annascuse, feminine plural annascose)

annascosa (feminine singular)
annascuse (masculine plural)
annascose (feminine plural)

Etymologically composed of Latin ad- + in- + abscōnsus.


levà

Alternative spelling of levare (“to remove”)


mazzecare

Inherited from Latin masticāre, apparently with metathesis of /st/.


milo

Inherited from Vulgar Latin melus, from Latin mālus.


ncoppa

From Vulgar Latin in capum, from Vulgar Latin in + capus, from caput. Cognate to Sicilian ncapu.


luntano

luntano (feminine singular luntana, plural luntane)

luntana (feminine singular)
luntane (plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *longitānus, derived from Latin longe. Compare Italian lontano.


rapire

Inherited from Latin aperīre, with metathesis of the first /r/ in Naples and environs.


tavuto

From Arabic تَابُوت (tābūt, “box, coffin”).

M'aggio accattato nu tavuto


lopa

head

lopa f (plural lope, masculine singular lupo, masculine plural lupe)

lope (plural)
lupo (masculine singular)
lupe (masculine plural)


miraculo

Sî nu santu ca nun fa 'e miracule.

You're a saint who performs no miracles.


arriunà

Alternative form of arroinare (“to ruin”)


iettà

Alternative spelling of jettare (“to throw”)


pruggettà

Alternative spelling of proggettare (“to plan”)


mmerrezzare

Apparently from some Vulgar Latin derivative (prefixed with in-) of Latin verrēs (“boar”).


penzà

Alternative spelling of penzare (“to think, plan”)


jettare

Inherited from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre.


feloseco

Alternative form of filosofo (“philosopher”)


sebburtura

Ogge nfiura, dimane nsebburtura.

(literally, “In shape today, in the grave tomorrow”)


scramà

Alternative spelling of scramare (“to exclaim”)


furesto

nap-adj

furesto (feminine singular furesta, plural fureste)

furesta (feminine singular)
fureste (plural)


scramazione

Borrowed from Italian esclamazione. By surface analysis, scramà + -zione.


jonta

an addition, or additional piece (also figuratively)


crestiano

crestiano (feminine singular crestiana, plural crestiane)

crestiana (feminine singular)
crestiane (plural)


crestiano

head

crestiano m (plural crestiane, feminine singular crestiana, feminine plural crestiane)

crestiane (plural)
crestiana (feminine singular)
crestiane (feminine plural)


putè

Alternative spelling of potere (“to be able to”)


cadé

Alternative spelling of cadere (“to fall”)


accirere

Alternative spelling of accidere (“to kill”)


morì

Alternative spelling of morire (“to die”)


tempesta

Mo, do vierno, 'e ttempeste/mo, n'aria 'e primmavera...


veramente

[ˌvɛräˈmɛn̪d̪ɐ]

From vera (“true”, feminine singular) + -mente (“-ly”).


ê

Compare French aux, Italian ai, agli, alle.


ô

(Contraction of a 'o.) in (temporal preposition)


lazzaro

Borrowed from Spanish lázaro (“poor man, ragged beggar, leper”), from the name of St. Lazarus.


sciato

Inherited from Latin flātus. Compare Italian fiato.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

1635, Pentamerone IV.5, dragone, che […] co lo sciato accede (dragon that […] kills with its breath)


rapì

Alternative spelling of rapire (“to open”)


vestuto

nap-adj

vestuto (feminine singular vestuta, plural vestute)

vestuta (feminine singular)
vestute (plural)


sujo

sujo (feminine singular soja, masculine plural suje, feminine plural soje)

soja (feminine singular)
suje (masculine plural)
soje (feminine plural)


sujo

third-person singular possessive pronoun: hers, his, its


riggina

Borrowed from Italian regina, itself borrowed from Latin rēgīna.


luttà

luttà (infinitive)
luttanno (gerund)
luttante (participle present)
luttato (participle past)
lutto (indicative present singular)
lutte (indicative present second-person singular)
lutta (indicative present singular third-person)
luttammo (first-person indicative plural present)
luttate (indicative plural present second-person)
luttano (indicative plural present third-person)
luttavo (imperfect indicative singular)
luttave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
luttava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
luttavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
luttavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
luttavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
luttaje (indicative singular)
luttaste (indicative second-person singular)
luttaje (indicative singular third-person)
luttajemo (first-person indicative plural)
luttastevo (indicative plural second-person)
luttajeno (indicative plural third-person)
luttarraggio (future indicative singular)
luttarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
luttarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
luttarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
luttarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
luttarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
luttarria (conditional indicative singular)
luttarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
luttarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
luttarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
luttarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
luttarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
luttasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
luttasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
luttasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
luttassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
luttassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
luttassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
lutta (imperative second-person singular)
lutta (imperative singular third-person)
luttammo (first-person imperative plural)
luttate (imperative plural second-person)
lutteno (imperative plural third-person)

From Latin luctārī. Compare Italian lottare.


femmeniello

femmena (“woman”) + -iello (masculine diminutive suffix)

af

(derogatory, offensive) a male transvestite


cocenare

cocenà (infinitive)
cocenanno (gerund)
cocenante (participle present)
cocenato (participle past)
coceno (indicative present singular)
cocene (indicative present second-person singular)
cocena (indicative present singular third-person)
cocenammo (first-person indicative plural present)
cocenate (indicative plural present second-person)
cocenano (indicative plural present third-person)
cocenavo (imperfect indicative singular)
cocenave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cocenava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cocenavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cocenavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cocenavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cocenaje (indicative singular)
cocenaste (indicative second-person singular)
cocenaje (indicative singular third-person)
cocenajemo (first-person indicative plural)
cocenastevo (indicative plural second-person)
cocenajeno (indicative plural third-person)
cocenarraggio (future indicative singular)
cocenarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
cocenarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
cocenarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
cocenarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
cocenarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
cocenarria (conditional indicative singular)
cocenarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
cocenarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
cocenarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
cocenarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
cocenarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
cocenasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cocenasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cocenasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cocenassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cocenassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cocenassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cocena (imperative second-person singular)
cocena (imperative singular third-person)
cocenammo (first-person imperative plural)
cocenate (imperative plural second-person)
coceneno (imperative plural third-person)

Inherited from Late Latin cocīnāre, from Latin coquīnāre.


dommenare

dommenà (infinitive)
dommenanno (gerund)
dommenante (participle present)
dommenato (participle past)
dommeno (indicative present singular)
dommene (indicative present second-person singular)
dommena (indicative present singular third-person)
dommenammo (first-person indicative plural present)
dommenate (indicative plural present second-person)
dommenano (indicative plural present third-person)
dommenavo (imperfect indicative singular)
dommenave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
dommenava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
dommenavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
dommenavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
dommenavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
dommenaje (indicative singular)
dommenaste (indicative second-person singular)
dommenaje (indicative singular third-person)
dommenajemo (first-person indicative plural)
dommenastevo (indicative plural second-person)
dommenajeno (indicative plural third-person)
dommenarraggio (future indicative singular)
dommenarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
dommenarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
dommenarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
dommenarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
dommenarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
dommenarria (conditional indicative singular)
dommenarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
dommenarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
dommenarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
dommenarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
dommenarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
dommenasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
dommenasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
dommenasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
dommenassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
dommenassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
dommenassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
dommena (imperative second-person singular)
dommena (imperative singular third-person)
dommenammo (first-person imperative plural)
dommenate (imperative plural second-person)
dommeneno (imperative plural third-person)


commannare

commannà (infinitive)
commannanno (gerund)
commannante (participle present)
commannato (participle past)
commanno (indicative present singular)
commanne (indicative present second-person singular)
commanna (indicative present singular third-person)
commannammo (first-person indicative plural present)
commannate (indicative plural present second-person)
commannano (indicative plural present third-person)
commannavo (imperfect indicative singular)
commannave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
commannava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
commannavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
commannavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
commannavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
commannaje (indicative singular)
commannaste (indicative second-person singular)
commannaje (indicative singular third-person)
commannajemo (first-person indicative plural)
commannastevo (indicative plural second-person)
commannajeno (indicative plural third-person)
commannarraggio (future indicative singular)
commannarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
commannarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
commannarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
commannarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
commannarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
commannarria (conditional indicative singular)
commannarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
commannarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
commannarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
commannarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
commannarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
commannasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
commannasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
commannasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
commannassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
commannassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
commannassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
commanna (imperative second-person singular)
commanna (imperative singular third-person)
commannammo (first-person imperative plural)
commannate (imperative plural second-person)
commanneno (imperative plural third-person)

From Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre.


cavajuolo

head

cavajuolo m (feminine cavajola, masculine plural cavajuole, feminine plural cavajole)

cavajola (feminine)
cavajuole (masculine plural)
cavajole (feminine plural)


scola

From Latin schola (“school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).


godé

Alternative spelling of godere (“to enjoy”)


appurare

Alternative spelling of apporare (“to discover, establish”)


spezzare

to cut from a cloth sufficient material for a garment


pigliare

Alternative form of pegliare (“to take”)


pisto

From Late Latin pistus (“crushed”), from the Latin pīnsō (“to crush”).


rialare

From Spanish regalar, perhaps adapted into Neapolitan as riale (“royal”) + -are (verb-forming suffix).

af

Aggia rialà 'e surde â funnazione Wikimedia

I need to donate some money to the Wikimedia foundation.


ntossecuso

nap-adj

ntossecuso (feminine singular ntossecosa, masculine plural ntossecuse, feminine plural ntossecose)

ntossecosa (feminine singular)
ntossecuse (masculine plural)
ntossecose (feminine plural)

From ntossecare (“to poison”) + -uso (adjective-forming suffix).


polezzare

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *politiāre, derived from Latin polīre. Compare Sicilian pulizziari.


jastemmare

jastemmà (infinitive)
jastemmanno (gerund)
jastemmante (participle present)
jastemmato (participle past)
jastemmo (indicative present singular)
jastemme (indicative present second-person singular)
jastemma (indicative present singular third-person)
jastemmammo (first-person indicative plural present)
jastemmate (indicative plural present second-person)
jastemmano (indicative plural present third-person)
jastemmavo (imperfect indicative singular)
jastemmave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
jastemmava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
jastemmavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
jastemmavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
jastemmavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
jastemmaje (indicative singular)
jastemmaste (indicative second-person singular)
jastemmaje (indicative singular third-person)
jastemmajemo (first-person indicative plural)
jastemmastevo (indicative plural second-person)
jastemmajeno (indicative plural third-person)
jastemmarraggio (future indicative singular)
jastemmarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
jastemmarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
jastemmarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
jastemmarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
jastemmarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
jastemmarria (conditional indicative singular)
jastemmarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
jastemmarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
jastemmarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
jastemmarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
jastemmarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
jastemmasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
jastemmasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
jastemmasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
jastemmassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
jastemmassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
jastemmassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
jastemma (imperative second-person singular)
jastemma (imperative singular third-person)
jastemmammo (first-person imperative plural)
jastemmate (imperative plural second-person)
jastemmeno (imperative plural third-person)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *blastemāre, from Latin blasphemāre.


vufero

head

vufero m (plural vufere, feminine singular vufera, feminine plural vufere)

vufere (plural)
vufera (feminine singular)
vufere (feminine plural)


muzzarella 'e vufera

muzzarella 'e vufera f (plural muzzarelle 'e vufera)


vufera

female equivalent of vufero (“water buffalo”)


abbannunà

Alternative spelling of abbannonare (“to abandon”)


curreja

Inherited from Latin corrigia. Compare Italian correggia.


spartì

Alternative spelling of spartire (“to divide, share”)


spartire

Alternative form of spartere (“to divide, share”)


rancio

Inherited from Latin arāneus. Compare Italian ragno.


scioccare

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *floccāre, from Latin floccus (“tuft”). By surface analysis, sciuocco + -are. Compare Italian fioccare.


babà

rum baba (Neapolitan cake soaked in rum)


campare

By surface analysis, campo (“field”) + -are (verb-forming suffix). Compare Italian campare.

surf

M'arrangio comme pozzo, basta campà.

I get by however I can, it's enough just to live.


j'

J’ t’amo

J’ te voglio bene assaje

J’aggio parlat' a tte


forasciuto

Borrowed from Italian fuoriuscito, calqued into Neapolitan as fora (“out”) + asciuto (past participle of ascì "leave").

compound

past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nap">ascì</i> "leave"


nnatta

a flat fior di latte-style goat or cow milk cheese


n-

l-

from assimilation to following consonants


sferra

From Vulgar Latin *exferra. By surface analysis, sferrà (“to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)”) + -a. For the semantic development, see Italian sferra.

surf

old rusty knife, especially if without handle

(humorous, in the plural) fake large silver coins


cantà

Alternative spelling of cantare (“to sing”)


volé

Alternative spelling of volere (“to want”)


ascella

From Late Latin ascella, from Latin āxilla (“winglet, armpit”).


veré

Alternative spelling of vedere (“to see”)


trasfurmà

Alternative spelling of trasformare (“to transform”)


cuntrullà

Alternative spelling of controllare (“to verify, control”)


sellozzare

From Vulgar Latin *suggluttiāre, from suggluttium or from alteration of Latin singultāre, from singultus, with the prefix sub- and with influence from gluttīre. Compare Sicilian sugghiuzzari, Italian singhiozzare, Spanish sollozar, Romanian sughița.


demannare

demannà (infinitive)
demannanno (gerund)
demannante (participle present)
demannato (participle past)
demanno (indicative present singular)
demanne (indicative present second-person singular)
demanna (indicative present singular third-person)
demannammo (first-person indicative plural present)
demannate (indicative plural present second-person)
demannano (indicative plural present third-person)
demannavo (imperfect indicative singular)
demannave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
demannava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
demannavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
demannavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
demannavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
demannaje (indicative singular)
demannaste (indicative second-person singular)
demannaje (indicative singular third-person)
demannajemo (first-person indicative plural)
demannastevo (indicative plural second-person)
demannajeno (indicative plural third-person)
demannarraggio (future indicative singular)
demannarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
demannarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
demannarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
demannarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
demannarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
demannarria (conditional indicative singular)
demannarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
demannarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
demannarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
demannarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
demannarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
demannasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
demannasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
demannasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
demannassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
demannassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
demannassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
demanna (imperative second-person singular)
demanna (imperative singular third-person)
demannammo (first-person imperative plural)
demannate (imperative plural second-person)
demanneno (imperative plural third-person)


bussà

Alternative spelling of bussare (“to knock”)


tuzzulià

Alternative spelling of tozzoliare (“to knock”)


nciarmare

nciarmà (infinitive)
nciarmanno (gerund)
nciarmante (participle present)
nciarmato (participle past)
nciarmo (indicative present singular)
nciarme (indicative present second-person singular)
nciarma (indicative present singular third-person)
nciarmammo (first-person indicative plural present)
nciarmate (indicative plural present second-person)
nciarmano (indicative plural present third-person)
nciarmavo (imperfect indicative singular)
nciarmave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
nciarmava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
nciarmavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
nciarmavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
nciarmavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
nciarmaje (indicative singular)
nciarmaste (indicative second-person singular)
nciarmaje (indicative singular third-person)
nciarmajemo (first-person indicative plural)
nciarmastevo (indicative plural second-person)
nciarmajeno (indicative plural third-person)
nciarmarraggio (future indicative singular)
nciarmarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
nciarmarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
nciarmarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
nciarmarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
nciarmarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
nciarmarria (conditional indicative singular)
nciarmarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
nciarmarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
nciarmarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
nciarmarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
nciarmarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
nciarmasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
nciarmasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
nciarmasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
nciarmassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
nciarmassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
nciarmassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
nciarma (imperative second-person singular)
nciarma (imperative singular third-person)
nciarmammo (first-person imperative plural)
nciarmate (imperative plural second-person)
nciarmeno (imperative plural third-person)


surdo

nap-adj

surdo (feminine singular sorda, masculine plural surde, feminine plural sorde)

sorda (feminine singular)
surde (masculine plural)
sorde (feminine plural)


ausa

third-person singular present indicative of ausà


smerciare

Quant'aje smerciato, e sierre la poteca.

When you have sold everything off, and you close the shop.


accavallare

accavallà (infinitive)
accavallanno (gerund)
accavallante (participle present)
accavallato (participle past)
accavallo (indicative present singular)
accavalle (indicative present second-person singular)
accavalla (indicative present singular third-person)
accavallammo (first-person indicative plural present)
accavallate (indicative plural present second-person)
accavallano (indicative plural present third-person)
accavallavo (imperfect indicative singular)
accavallave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
accavallava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
accavallavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
accavallavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
accavallavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
accavallaje (indicative singular)
accavallaste (indicative second-person singular)
accavallaje (indicative singular third-person)
accavallajemo (first-person indicative plural)
accavallastevo (indicative plural second-person)
accavallajeno (indicative plural third-person)
accavallarraggio (future indicative singular)
accavallarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
accavallarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
accavallarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
accavallarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
accavallarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
accavallarria (conditional indicative singular)
accavallarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
accavallarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
accavallarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
accavallarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
accavallarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
accavallasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
accavallasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
accavallasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
accavallassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
accavallassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
accavallassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
accavalla (imperative second-person singular)
accavalla (imperative singular third-person)
accavallammo (first-person imperative plural)
accavallate (imperative plural second-person)
accavalleno (imperative plural third-person)

By surface analysis, a- + cavallo + -are. Compare Italian accavallare.


chiazza

square (an open space between buildings in a city)


zennare

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cinnāre.

to indicate (especially with one's eyes)


zecchiare

Borrowed from Spanish cecear, of onomatopoeic origin.

Zecchejava nu marvizzo.

(intransitive) to chirp, imitate a birdcall to attract birds (especially using a z sound)


marvizzo

From Medieval Latin *malvitius, from Latin malum vitis.


llatte

Nisciuno mmestimiento è meglio r"o mmettere 'o llatte int'ê ccriature - "There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies." - Winston Churchill


gliuommaro

Alternative form of gliuommero (“ball of string or thread”)


chisto

nap-adj

chisto (feminine singular chesta, masculine plural chiste, feminine plural cheste)

chesta (feminine singular)
chiste (masculine plural)
cheste (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *eccum istum. Compare Italian questo.


janco

janco (feminine singular janca, plural janche)

janca (feminine singular)
janche (plural)

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin blancus.


abballare

Alternative form of ballare (“to dance”) (prefixed with a-)


scorciare

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excurtiāre.


rescefrà

Alternative form of decifrare (“to decipher”)


reprubbecano

nap-adj

reprubbecano (feminine singular reprubbecana, plural reprubbecane)

reprubbecana (feminine singular)
reprubbecane (plural)

Alternative form of repubbrecano (“republican”)


iettatore

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iettatore m (plural iettature, feminine singular iettatora, feminine plural iettatore)

iettature (plural)
iettatora (feminine singular)
iettatore (feminine plural)

Alternative spelling of jettatore (“jinxer”)


vaco

From the older (and still regionally used) vao, from Latin vādō.

first-person singular present indicative of jí


niro

nap-adj

niro (feminine singular nera, masculine plural nire, feminine plural nere)

nera (feminine singular)
nire (masculine plural)
nere (feminine plural)


monnezza

From Latin immunditia (“dirt, untidiness”), from immundus (“dirty”), from im- (“without, not”) + mundus (“clean, elegant”). Cognate to Italian immondizia, Sicilian munnizza.


iudicare

Alternative spelling of jodecare (“to judge”)


perimma

The mold which grows on ill-preserved food.


quartino

From quarto (“apartment”) + -ino (diminutive ending).


pummarola

An alteration of Italian pomodoro, from pomo d'oro (literally “golden fruit, golden apple”).


asciare

ascià (infinitive)
ascianno (gerund)
asciante (participle present)
asciato (participle past)
ascio (indicative present singular)
asce (indicative present second-person singular)
ascia (indicative present singular third-person)
asciammo (first-person indicative plural present)
asciate (indicative plural present second-person)
asciano (indicative plural present third-person)
asciavo (imperfect indicative singular)
asciave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
asciava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
asciavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
asciavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
asciavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
asciaje (indicative singular)
asciaste (indicative second-person singular)
asciaje (indicative singular third-person)
asciajemo (first-person indicative plural)
asciastevo (indicative plural second-person)
asciajeno (indicative plural third-person)
asciarraggio (future indicative singular)
asciarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
asciarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
asciarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
asciarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
asciarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
asciarria (conditional indicative singular)
asciarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
asciarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
asciarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
asciarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
asciarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
asciasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
asciasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
asciasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
asciassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
asciassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
asciassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ascia (imperative second-person singular)
ascia (imperative singular third-person)
asciammo (first-person imperative plural)
asciate (imperative plural second-person)
asceno (imperative plural third-person)

Inherited from Latin afflāre (literally “breathe on”).


fele

From Vulgar Latin *felem m or f, from Latin fel n.


accattare

M'aggio 'a accattà nu tavuto.


meve

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mibi, modification of Classical Latin mihi.
In modern times, used in Ripacandida, Spinazzola, and parts of Lecce. Enjoyed a wider distribution in the past (cf. the Ritmo cassinese).


tuppo

From Lombardic toppa (“mountain”); compare English top.

(Irpinia variety) A hilltop or mountaintop: the summit of a mountain or hill.


sciuscià

Alternative spelling of sciosciare (“to blow”)


tene

you (singular, formal, after preposition)


chiatto

nap-adj

chiatto (feminine singular chiatta, plural chiatte)

chiatta (feminine singular)
chiatte (plural)

From Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- (“flat”).


cumpà

→ English: goombah

→ Spanish: cumpa

From Latin compatrem, accusative of compater, from com- (“together”) + pater (“father”). Cognate to Italian compare, Sicilian cumpari, Spanish compadre.


cummà

From Late Latin commāter, from com- (“together”) + māter (“mother”). Cognate with Catalan and Italian comare, Sicilian cummari, Galician, Spanish, and Portuguese comadre, French commère, Norman conméthe, Romanian cumătră.


sicco

nap-adj

sicco (feminine singular secca, masculine plural sicche, feminine plural secche)

secca (feminine singular)
sicche (masculine plural)
secche (feminine plural)


piglià

Alternative spelling of pigliare (“to take”)


miccio

miccio (feminine singular miccia, plural micce)

miccia (feminine singular)
micce (plural)


chistu

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chistu (feminine chesta, masculine plural chisti, feminine plural cheste)

chesta (feminine)
chisti (masculine plural)
cheste (feminine plural)


stu

Nun darme stu turmiento!


ije

I: the first-person singular nominative personal pronoun.


facite

second-person plural present indicative of fà


fetere

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fĕtĕre, from Latin fētēre.


capillo

hair of the mass growing on the top of the human head


abbate

From Latin abbātem, accusative form of abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).


nepote

nepote m (plural nepute, feminine singular nepota, feminine plural nepote)

nepute (plural)
nepota (feminine singular)
nepote (feminine plural)


scuto

scudo (historical coin worth five liras)


muntagna

From Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.

Zampugnare, ca scennite/pure st'anno da 'e mmuntagne

big amount, excess quantity of something


storzellare

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *extorcere.


nchiaccare

(by extension) to scribble, write sloppily


accapare

Borrowed from Spanish acabar, adapted in Neapolitan to a- + capo + -are. First attested in 1479.


cercà

Alternative spelling of cercare (“to search, look for”)


portà

Alternative spelling of portare (“to bring, carry”)


sonà

Alternative spelling of sonare (“to make a sound”)


volà

Alternative spelling of volare (“to fly”)


jucà

Alternative spelling of jocare (“to play”)


ascì

Alternative spelling of ascire (“to leave”)


sunnà

Alternative spelling of sonnare (“to dream”)


murì

Alternative spelling of morire (“to die”)


cenà

Alternative spelling of cenare (“to dine”)


ajutà

Alternative spelling of ajutare (“to help”)


aspettà

Alternative spelling of aspettare (“to wait”)


urdinà

Alternative spelling of ordenare (“to order”)


vedè

Alternative spelling of vedere (“to see”)


custà

Alternative spelling of costare (“to cost”)


venì

Alternative spelling of venire (“to come, arrive”)


sudà

Alternative spelling of sodare (“to sweat”)


lassà

Alternative spelling of lassare (“to let, leave”)


vulè

Alternative spelling of volere (“to want”)


nchiudere

[ŋˈkçuːrərə]

Inherited from Latin inclūdere. By surface analysis, n- + chiudere.


sorece

[ˈsoːrət͡ʃə]


viecchio

nap-adj

viecchio (feminine singular vecchia, masculine plural viecchie, feminine plural vecchie)

vecchia (feminine singular)
viecchie (masculine plural)
vecchie (feminine plural)

Inherited from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.


parè

Alternative spelling of parere (“to seem”)


natà

Alternative spelling of natare (“to swim”)


gravone

Tengo 'o core niro comm' 'a lu gravone.


sciaura

From Latin exaugurātus. Compare Italian sciagura (“calamity, disaster”).


revotare

By surface analysis, re- + votare. Compare Italian rivoltare.


ceroggeno

Ultimately derived from Latin cēra (“wax”). Compare French cierge.

Nu ceroggeno 'nnante 'a fjura 'e 'nu santo t'appicciavo ’a matina d’’o lunnedì

Monday morning, I lit a candle before the image of a saint for you.


crastatore

a person who castrates pigs and chickens.


campà

Alternative spelling of campare (“to live, reside”)


vrasa

Perhaps from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌰 (*brasa, “glowing coal”), from Proto-Germanic *brasō (“gleed, crackling coal”). Cognate with French braise (“embers”), Italian brace (“embers”).

der

Megl' stà c' 'u cul' 'ncoppa a vrasa cà tenè ù marit' 'ind' 'a casa.

It's better to have your ass over coals than to have a husband in the house.


acalà

Continua accussì e fà acalà 'a capa a 'e tuoje.

Continue like this and you'll make your family lower their heads (= you'll make them ashamed of you).

Alternative spelling of acalare (“to lower”)


ascevolire

Penzanno a Nenna mia mme' sent' ascevulì!

Thinking about my girl, I feel myself faint.


ammuntunà

Alternative spelling of ammontonare (“to accumulate, hoard”)


chiagnere

[ˈt͡ʃand͡ʒə]

A chiagnere 'nu muorto so' lacreme perze.


trastula

Stai attenta Catarenella, ca se me cumbini quacche trastula.

Keep your eyes open Catarenella, he may be organizing some deceit.


gudè

Te l'hê crisciuta e mo t' 'a vuo' gudè?

You raised her and now you want to enjoy her?

Alternative spelling of gudé (“to enjoy”)


nfocato

nap-adj

nfocato (feminine singular nfocata, plural nfocate)

nfocata (feminine singular)
nfocate (plural)


prena

Giambattista Basile, Lo cunto de li cunti
Na femmena prena se magna li petrosine de l’uorto de n’orca.
A pregnant woman eats parsleys from the garden of an ogre.


marenaro

Pecché, si mm'arricordo ca só' marenaro, te porto 'nfunn'ô mare, 'nziem'a me.

Because, if I remember that I am a sailor, I'll take you down to the bottom of the see with me.


siscà

Alternative spelling of siscare (“to whistle”)


bonnì

Univerbation of earlier bon dì (literally “good day”)


voste

head

voste f pl (second-person plural possessive)


judicare

Alternative spelling of jodecare (“to judge”)


ascire

Alternative form of scire (“to leave”) (prefixed with a-)


mmece

Inherited from Latin invicem. Compare Italian invece.


ordenà

Alternative spelling of ordenare (“to order”)


vissina

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vissīna. Found in northern Calabria and Taranto.


caré

Alternative spelling of cadere (“to fall”)


nuje

Inherited from Latin nōs. Compare Italian noi. The final schwa in Neapolitan is epenthetic.


vuje

Inherited from Latin vōs. Compare Italian voi. The final schwa in Neapolitan is epenthetic.


jamme

From Vulgar Latin iāmus, from Latin eāmus.

first-person plural present indicative of jí


assaje

From Medieval Latin ad satis. Compare Italian assai. The final schwa is epenthetic.


toje

toje f pl (second-person singular possessive)


meje

mèje f pl (first person singular possessive)


sapè

Alternative spelling of sapere (“to know”)


mangià

Alternative spelling of mangiare (“to eat”)


mangià

Alternative spelling of mangiare (“food”)


jocare

Inherited from Latin iocārī. By surface analysis, juoco (“game”) + -are (verb-forming suffix).


sparte

Alternative spelling of spartere (“to divide, share”)


aiutà

Alternative spelling of ajutare (“to help”)


secà

Alternative spelling of secare (“to saw”)


tanno

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tando, a demonstrative form to quandō (“when”) (whence Neapolitan quanno), after the model of Classical Latin quālis ~ tālis, quantus ~ tantus. Compare Sicilian tànnu, Corsican tandu, Sardinian tando, Romanian tând.


scalfare

Archaic form of scarfare (“to heat up, reheat”).


cacagliare

cacaglià (infinitive)
cacaglianno (gerund)
cacagliante (participle present)
cacagliato (participle past)
cacaglio (indicative present singular)
cacaglie (indicative present second-person singular)
cacaglia (indicative present singular third-person)
cacagliammo (first-person indicative plural present)
cacagliate (indicative plural present second-person)
cacagliano (indicative plural present third-person)
cacagliavo (imperfect indicative singular)
cacagliave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cacagliava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cacagliavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cacagliavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cacagliavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cacagliaje (indicative singular)
cacagliaste (indicative second-person singular)
cacagliaje (indicative singular third-person)
cacagliajemo (first-person indicative plural)
cacagliastevo (indicative plural second-person)
cacagliajeno (indicative plural third-person)
cacagliarraggio (future indicative singular)
cacagliarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
cacagliarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
cacagliarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
cacagliarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
cacagliarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
cacagliarria (conditional indicative singular)
cacagliarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
cacagliarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
cacagliarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
cacagliarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
cacagliarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
cacagliasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cacagliasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cacagliasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cacagliassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cacagliassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cacagliassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cacaglia (imperative second-person singular)
cacaglia (imperative singular third-person)
cacagliammo (first-person imperative plural)
cacagliate (imperative plural second-person)
cacaglieno (imperative plural third-person)


gruosso

nap-adj

gruosso (feminine singular grossa, masculine plural gruosse, feminine plural grosse)

grossa (feminine singular)
gruosse (masculine plural)
grosse (feminine plural)


panaro

basket (a wood container used for fruit)


tauto

From Arabic تَابُوت (tābūt, “box, coffin”).


coccare

Matrigna: Pripara lu lietto e fallo cuccà co 'mbamberambì e 'o 'mbamberambà!
Cenerentola: Oi mamma s'è cuccato!
Coro: Bim bom bà!

Stepmother: Make the bed and make him lie down with the [jibberish]!
Cindrella: Hey mother, he lay down!
Chorus: Bim bom bà!

(intransitive and reflexive) to lie down, go to bed


auciello

[awˈt͡ʃiə̯ɫːɐ]

[aˈt͡ʃi(ə̯)d̪ːə]

Inherited from Late Latin aucellus, ultimately from Latin avis.


ô veramente

Blend of the two synonymous ô vero and veramente.

Brancaleone: Anderai in uno paradiso speciale […] dove tutti l'omini che furono altissimi vi doventano nani.
Cippa: Ô veramente?

1970, Brancaleone alle crociate (in Italian):

Brancaleone: You will go to a special heaven […] where all the men that used to be tall become midgets.
Cippa: Really?

(emphasized) Synonym of ô vero (“really”)


addivinare

Akin to, and possibly borrowed from, Spanish adivinar.


addimannà

Alternative form of demannare (“to ask”)


scuorno

From Vulgar Latin *excornum. Compare Italian scorno.

tengo scuorno


trappito

Inherited from Latin trapētus, from Ancient Greek τραπητόν (trapētón), derived from τραπέω (trapéō, “to squeeze”), related to τρέπω (trépō, “to turn (a press)”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trep- (“to turn”).


cuollo

Inherited from Latin collum. Compare Italian collo.


fermà

Alternative spelling of fermare (“to stop”)


avé a

Alternative spelling of avere a (“to have to”)


appennere

(transitive) to hang (something on something else or execute by hanging)


vottà

Alternative spelling of vottare (“to push, strike”)


vollere

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bullĕre, from Latin bullīre.


carriare

By surface analysis, carro + -iare. Compare Italian carreggiare.


cappiello

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cappellus.


abbastare

Alternative form of vastare (prefixed with a-)


truvà

Alternative spelling of trovare (“to find, search for”)


uosso

From Latin ossum, popular variant of os, ossis, from Proto-Italic *ōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”), *h₂óst.


nce

Uncertain. Perhaps from Latin hince or hīce, variants of hinc (“from here”) and hīc (“here”). See the entry for Italian ci for more.

Si nce lassano parlà

Nce vulimmo bene

Nun nce l'haje data?

You haven't given it to us/him/her/them?


nce

L'ùrdemo ca nce trasette

Nce truvaje a pàteto


Surriento

From Latin Surrentum, of uncertain origin.

Sorrento (a town in the province of Naples, Italy)


durmì

Alternative spelling of dormire (“to sleep”)


soppigno

attic, garret, loft or mezzanine near the top of the building


cortiello

Alternative spelling of curtiello (“knife”)


vescata

1635, Pentamerone IV.5, […] contra le scoppette, archette, valestre, e bescate de li cacciature" (against muskets, bows, crossbows, and hunters' birdlime)


stompagnare

to break or smash (a barrel, bottle, etc.)

1635, Pentamerone IV.5, dragone, che […] co la capo stompagna" (dragon that […] smashes with his head)

to bludgeon or crush (someone's bones with a club, etc.)

to knock the bottom out (of a barrel, etc.)


deslenzare

1635, Pentamerone IV.5, […] dragone; che со le granfe deslenza" (dragon, that tears with his claws)


spetacciare

From s- (“apart”) + petaccia (“rag, shreg”) + -are (verb-forming suffix).

af

La sajetta […] dove arriva, scarrupa, e llà spetaccia.

The lightning bolt […] where it goes, it destroys, and there it tears.


zefierno

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

1635, Pentamerone IV.5, […] chi è stato lo figlio de lo Zefierno, che v'ave puosto a sti saute" ("What child of the Devil has egged you on to these tricks," Penzer tr.)

1786, La Gierosalemme libberata (Neaplitan tr. of Jerusalem Delivered), Canto IX.15, Protone sbacantaje lo Nfierno, e ffore/ Sgrottaie co li Zefierne lo scorore (for "Grim Pluto emptied hell's abyss, and poured/From gloomy Tartarus his blackest night", Sir John Kingston James tr.)


rennena

1783, Biagio Valentino (b. 1688), La Furofece, Tome I, p.188

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


parula

Alternative spelling of padula (“swamp, marsh”)


austo

From Latin augustus (“month of August”), from the agnomen Augustus (“venerable”) of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin *augos, increase, from Proto-Indo-European base *aug- (“to increase”); or Latin avis (“bird”), referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails, from Proto-Indo-European *awi-, bird; + Latin garrire (“to chatter”), from Proto-Indo-European base *gar-/*ger-, to cry, of imitative origin.


canzuncella

From canzone (“song”) + -cella (diminutive ending).


nisciuno

From Latin nē ipse ūnus (literally “not one himself, not even one”). Compare Italian nessuno, Friulian nissun, Ligurian nisciǜn, Old French neisun; cf. also Romanian niciun, Spanish ninguno.

inh

(singular only, in negative sentences) no, any


nisciuno

(masculine singular only) no one, nobody


juso

Inherited from Late Latin iūsum~iōsum, from Latin deorsum.


muorto

nap-adj

muorto (feminine singular morta, masculine plural muorte, feminine plural morte)

morta (feminine singular)
muorte (masculine plural)
morte (feminine plural)


turmiento

Ma nun mme lassá/Nun darme stu turmiento!

But don't leave me/Don't give me this torment!

Ah comme se fa'/a da' 'e turmiente all'anema ca vo' vula!

Ah how is it possible/To give torments to the soul who wants to fly!


malincunia

From Late Latin melancholia. Compare Italian malinconia.


ammore

T'alluntane da stu core/Da sta terra de ll'ammore/tiene 'o core 'e nun turná?

You’re walking away from this heart/From this land of love/Do you have the heart not to return?


vuoste

head

vuoste m pl (second-person plural possessive)


tuoje

tuoje m pl (second-person singular possessive)


guagliona

guagliona f (plural guaglione, masculine singular guaglione, masculine plural guagliune)

guaglione (plural)
guaglione (masculine singular)
guagliune (masculine plural)


nuoste

nuoste m pl (first-person plural possessive)


mieje

mìeje m pl (first person singular possessive)


femmenile

Latin fēminīnus, with change of suffix (cfr. Italian femminile). Equivalent to femmena (“woman”) + -ile.


nuosto

nap-adj

nuosto (feminine singular nosta, masculine plural nuoste, feminine plural noste)

nosta (feminine singular)
nuoste (masculine plural)
noste (feminine plural)


vuosto

vuosto (feminine singular vosta, masculine plural vuoste, feminine plural voste)

vosta (feminine singular)
vuoste (masculine plural)
voste (feminine plural)


tujo

tujo (feminine singular toja, masculine plural tuje, feminine plural toje)

toja (feminine singular)
tuje (masculine plural)
toje (feminine plural)


gennere

Borrowed from Italian genere, itself borrowed from Latin generis.


luongo

luongo (feminine singular longa, masculine plural luonghe, feminine plural longhe)

longa (feminine singular)
luonghe (masculine plural)
longhe (feminine plural)


suggetto

'E sustantive 'e gennere maschile songo suggiette a l'"umlaut".

The nouns of gender masculine are subject to umlaut.


stratto

stratto (feminine singular stratta, plural stratte)

stratta (feminine singular)
stratte (plural)


famuso

famuso (feminine singular famosa, masculine plural famuse, feminine plural famose)

famosa (feminine singular)
famuse (masculine plural)
famose (feminine plural)


mpurtante

'e ccose cchiú mportante


fenire

fenì (infinitive)
fenenno (gerund)
fenente (participle present)
fenuto (participle past)
fenesco (indicative present singular)
fenisce (indicative present second-person singular)
fenesce (indicative present singular third-person)
fenimmo (first-person indicative plural present)
fenite (indicative plural present second-person)
fenesceno (indicative plural present third-person)
fenevo (imperfect indicative singular)
fenive (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
feneva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
fenevamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
feniveve (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
fenevano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
fenette (indicative singular)
feniste (indicative second-person singular)
fenette (indicative singular third-person)
fenettemo (first-person indicative plural)
fenisteve (indicative plural second-person)
fenetteno (indicative plural third-person)
fenettero (indicative plural third-person)
fenarraggio (future indicative singular)
fenarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
fenarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
fenarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
fenarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
fenarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
fenarria (conditional indicative singular)
fenarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
fenarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
fenarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
fenarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
fenarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
fenesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
fenisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
fenesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
fenessemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
fenisseve (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
fenesseno (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
fene (imperative second-person singular)
fene (imperative singular third-person)
feniamo (first-person imperative plural)
fenite (imperative plural second-person)
feniano (imperative plural third-person)


avè

Alternative spelling of avere (“to have”)


ausare

Alternative form of usare (“to use”) (affixed with a-)


urdinare

Alternative spelling of ordenare (“to order”)


dimane

From Late Latin dē māne. Compare Italian domani and the archaic form dimane.


Peppiniello

a diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe


stutare

Alternative spelling of stotare (“to extinguish”)


arvulo

From Latin arbor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- (“high, to grow”).


sceregare

Borrowed from an Old French derivative, meaning "to clean" or similar, of Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, “pure”).


piccerillo

Uncertain. Maybe from the same root of Vulgar Latin *pittus. Cognate to Sicilian picciriḍḍu (see there for further information).


uosemo

Deverbal from osemare (“to sniff, smell”).

deverbal

irsene a uosemo

tené uosemo


evera

From Inherited from Latin herba, with metathesis. Compare Italian erba.


osemare

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *osmāre. Compare Old Spanish osmar (modern husmear).


strinto

nap-adj

strinto (feminine singular strenta, masculine plural strinte, feminine plural strente)

strenta (feminine singular)
strinte (masculine plural)
strente (feminine plural)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *strinctus, from Latin strictus.


sciore

(also figurative) flower, bloom, blossom


priato

priato (feminine singular priata, plural priate)

priata (feminine singular)
priate (plural)


vide Napule e po' muore

Literally “see Naples and then die”. Compare Italian vedi Napoli e poi muori.
Though of unknown origin and authorship, it is likely to have been coined in the city itself when the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (of which Naples was the capital) was at its golden age, that is, during the kingdom of Bourbons.

see Naples and die
see Naples and die#English

see Naples and die (nothing compares to the beauty of Naples, so you can die after you've seen it)

House of Bourbon
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies


Napule

From Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polis), from νέᾱ (néā, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólis, “city”).


Sciorenza

[ɕoˈɾɛnd͡zɐ]

Inherited from Latin Flōrentia. Compare Old Italian Fiorenza, whence modern Firenze.

Florence (a province and city in Tuscany, Italy)


scetavajasse

Literally “maid-waker”: from sceta (“wake up”, imperative of scetà) + vajasse (“maids, female servants”, plural of vajassa).

affix

imperative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nap">scetà</i>

plural of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nap">vajassa</i>

(music) scetavajasse (Neapolitan percussion instrument)


Jaso

Inherited from Latin Blasius. Compare Italian Biagio.

a male given name, equivalent to English Blaise or French Blaise


sfracassare

1635, Pentamerone IV.5, no dragone, che […] co la coda sfracassa (a dragon, which […] smashes with its tail)


surà

Alternative spelling of sodare (“to sweat”)


chianiello

Alteration of chianiella, with substitution of masculine suffix + -iello.


scigna

From Latin sīmiam. Cognate with Italian scimmia.


ntofare

Ultimately from Latin in- + tōfus ("tuff", a porous rock that swells easily with water).


ntofato

nap-adj

ntofato (feminine singular ntofata, plural ntofate)

ntofata (feminine singular)
ntofate (plural)

puffed up, swollen (with pride, anger etc)


ntofato

past participle of ntofare (“to swell, inflate”)


rapillo

From Latin lapillum, with dissimilation of initial consonant.


'mmiria

Alternative spelling of 'mmìdia (“jealousy”)


mbriacone

From mbriaco (“drunk”) + -one (noun-forming suffix).


ngiarmo

Alternative spelling of nciarmo (“charm”)


'mmìdia

Borrowed from Italian invidia, itself borrowed from Latin invidia.


'nnìzio

Borrowed from Italian indizio, itself borrowed from Latin indicium.