"sferra" meaning in Neapolitan

See sferra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sferre [plural]
Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *exferra. By surface analysis, sferrà (“to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)”) + -a. For the semantic development, see Italian sferra. Etymology templates: {{inh|nap|VL.|*exferra}} Vulgar Latin *exferra, {{surf|nap|sferrà|-a|id2=deverbal|t1=to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)}} By surface analysis, sferrà (“to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)”) + -a, {{cog|it|sferra}} Italian sferra Head templates: {{head|nap|nouns|||plural|sferre|||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} sferra f (plural sferre), {{nap-noun|f|sferr}} sferra f (plural sferre)
  1. old rusty knife, especially if without handle Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sferra-nap-noun-OZIYfumF Categories (other): Neapolitan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Neapolitan entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (humorous, in the plural) fake large silver coins Tags: feminine, humorous, in-plural
    Sense id: en-sferra-nap-noun-G6b4RmEW Categories (other): Neapolitan entries with incorrect language header, Neapolitan terms suffixed with -a (deverbal) Disambiguation of Neapolitan entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Neapolitan terms suffixed with -a (deverbal): 41 59
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*exferra"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *exferra",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "sferrà",
        "3": "-a",
        "id2": "deverbal",
        "t1": "to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, sferrà (“to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)”) + -a",
      "name": "surf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "sferra"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian sferra",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Vulgar Latin *exferra. By surface analysis, sferrà (“to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)”) + -a. For the semantic development, see Italian sferra.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sferre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "sferre",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "f2request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sferra f (plural sferre)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "sferr"
      },
      "expansion": "sferra f (plural sferre)",
      "name": "nap-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Neapolitan",
  "lang_code": "nap",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Neapolitan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old rusty knife, especially if without handle"
      ],
      "id": "en-sferra-nap-noun-OZIYfumF",
      "links": [
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Neapolitan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Neapolitan terms suffixed with -a (deverbal)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fake large silver coins"
      ],
      "id": "en-sferra-nap-noun-G6b4RmEW",
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "silver",
          "silver"
        ],
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(humorous, in the plural) fake large silver coins"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "humorous",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sferra"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Neapolitan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Neapolitan feminine nouns",
    "Neapolitan lemmas",
    "Neapolitan nouns",
    "Neapolitan terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Neapolitan terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Neapolitan terms suffixed with -a (deverbal)",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*exferra"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *exferra",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "sferrà",
        "3": "-a",
        "id2": "deverbal",
        "t1": "to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, sferrà (“to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)”) + -a",
      "name": "surf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "sferra"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian sferra",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Vulgar Latin *exferra. By surface analysis, sferrà (“to unshoe (a horse); to unshackle (a prisoner)”) + -a. For the semantic development, see Italian sferra.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sferre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "sferre",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "f2request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sferra f (plural sferre)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "sferr"
      },
      "expansion": "sferra f (plural sferre)",
      "name": "nap-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Neapolitan",
  "lang_code": "nap",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "old rusty knife, especially if without handle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Neapolitan humorous terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fake large silver coins"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "silver",
          "silver"
        ],
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(humorous, in the plural) fake large silver coins"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "humorous",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sferra"
}

Download raw JSONL data for sferra meaning in Neapolitan (1.9kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Neapolitan dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-21 using wiktextract (7c21d10 and f2e72e5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.