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

mme (alternative)
m' (alternative)
mm' (alternative)

me (accusative or dative or reflexive or prepositional)


pizza

→ English: pizza (see there for further descendants)

⇒ Finnish: pizza

⇒ Italian: pizza (see there for further descendants)


essere

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse.


ha

third-person singular present indicative of avé


tre

Inherited from Latin trēs. Compare Italian tre.


ca

than (comparison between adjectives only)

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


se

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


sole

Steva chiuvenno, po' è asciuto 'o sole.


tu

you (second-person singular nominative pronoun)


aqua

Inherited from Latin aqua. Compare Italian acqua.


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)
fà (alternative)
fa' (alternative)


vita

Inherited from Latin vīta. Compare Italian vita.


uovo

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


auto

nap-adj

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

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


hanno

third-person plural present indicative of avé


luna

[ˈluːnə ⁓ ˈlownə ⁓ ˈləʉnə]

[ˈluːnə ⁓ ˈlownə ⁓ ˈlʊːnə]


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)


santo

nap-adj

santo (feminine singular santa, plural sante)

santa (feminine singular)
sante (plural)


ordinare

Alternative spelling of ordenare (“to order”)


apa

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


sapere

sapé (infinitive)
sapenno (gerund)
sapente (participle present)
saputo (participle past)
sapo (indicative present singular)
sape (indicative present second-person singular)
sape (indicative present singular third-person)
sapimmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sapite (indicative plural present second-person)
sapeno (indicative plural present third-person)
sapevo (imperfect indicative singular)
sapive (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sapeva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sapevamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sapiveve (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sapevano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sapette (indicative singular)
sapiste (indicative second-person singular)
sapette (indicative singular third-person)
sapettemo (first-person indicative plural)
sapisteve (indicative plural second-person)
sapetteno (indicative plural third-person)
sapettero (indicative plural third-person)
saparraggio (future indicative singular)
saparraje (future indicative second-person singular)
saparrà (future indicative singular third-person)
saparrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
saparrite (future indicative plural second-person)
saparranno (future indicative plural third-person)
saparria (conditional indicative singular)
saparrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
saparria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
saparrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
saparrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
saparriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
sapesse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sapisse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sapesse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sapessemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sapisseve (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sapesseno (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sape (imperative second-person singular)
sape (imperative singular third-person)
sapiamo (first-person imperative plural)
sapite (imperative plural second-person)
sapiano (imperative plural third-person)
sapé (alternative)
sapè (alternative)

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


vino

wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%)


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)
cadé (alternative)
cadè (alternative)
caré (alternative)
carè (alternative)

Inherited from Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre.


chiudere

Inherited from Latin clūdere, variant of claudere.


sustantivo

Compare Italian sostantivo, Piedmontese sostantiv.


aco

Inherited from Latin acus. Compare Italian ago.


albergo

Borrowed from Italian albergo or Spanish albergue.


dormire

durmire (alternative)
dormì (alternative)
durmì (alternative)


ballare

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

abballare (alternative)
ballà (alternative)
abballà (alternative)


io

Inherited from Late Latin eo, from Classical Latin egō̆.

ijo (alternative)
je (alternative)
ieo (alternative)
j' (alternative)
i' (alternative)

I (the first-person singular nominative pronoun)


è

From Latin est (“[it] is”). Cognate with Italian and Sicilian è.

third-person singular present indicative of èssere


fanno

third-person plural present indicative of fà


ma

From Latin magis. Compare Italian ma, French mais.


va

third-person singular present indicative of jí


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)
avé (alternative)
avè (alternative)


l'

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


scire

ascire (alternative)
scì (alternative)
ascì (alternative)


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)
magnare (alternative)
mangià (alternative)
magnà (alternative)


mangiare

magnare (alternative)
mangià (alternative)
magnà (alternative)


vedere

vedé (alternative)
vedè (alternative)
veré (alternative)
verè (alternative)


volere

Inherited from Vulgar Latin volēre, regularised from Latin velle.

volé (alternative)
volè (alternative)
vulé (alternative)
vulè (alternative)


cielo

Aragonese: cielo, ciel


core

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

T'alluntane da stu core


site

second-person plural present indicative of èssere


sentire

sentere (alternative)
sentì (alternative)


povero

povero (feminine singular povera, plural povere)

povera (feminine singular)
povere (plural)


notte

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


nuovo

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

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


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.

crai (alternative)
craj' (alternative)
craie (alternative)
cra' (alternative)


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.


morire

murire (alternative)
morì (alternative)
murì (alternative)


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”)


jì

jì annànze

to precede, go forward, or make progress


s-

privative or negative affix that attaches to verbs


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].

surf

pecchè (alternative)
pecchéne (alternative archaic)


'e

’e pl and (canonical feminine plural)
le (alternative)


'o

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


'a

From Old Neapolitan da, from Latin de ab.

by (indicating the actor in a passive voice)


demierto

nap-adj

demierto (feminine singular demierta, plural demierte)

demierta (feminine singular)
demierte (plural)

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


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

purchiacche (plural)
pucchiacca (alternative)

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


addu

Vaco addu Prìzeta


panza

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


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


nnapulitano

Doubled initial consonant form of napulitano


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)


avé

Alternative spelling of avere (“to have”)


tené

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


mia

mìa f (first person singular possessive)


dezziunàrio

Alternative form of dizziunario (“dictionary”)


dizziunario

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

dezziunàrio (alternative)
dezzeiunario (alternative)


calapino

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


vorpe

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


sciòsciule

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


autriére

day before yesterday
day before yesterday


llostrare

llustrare (alternative)
llostrà (alternative)
llustrà (alternative)

to honor (someone) for their accomplishments


usare

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre.


annevierzo

Alternative form of univerzo (“universe”)


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)
truvà (alternative)

Compare Italian trovare, Sicilian truvari.


godere

godé (alternative)
godè (alternative)
gudé (alternative)
gudè (alternative)


ncroja

ancroja (alternative)
ancròia (alternative)
'ncròia (alternative)


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)
cercà (alternative)


jugo

jughe (plural)
sciuvë (alternative)
juvo (alternative)


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)


mio

head

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


monaco

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

muonace (plural)
monaca (feminine)
monache (feminine plural)
moneco (alternative)


aggio

agg (alternative)
aggiu (alternative)
ayo (alternative)
ajo (alternative)
aio (alternative)

first-person singular present indicative of avé


haje

second-person singular present indicative of avé


avimmo

first-person plural present indicative of avé


avite

second-person plural present indicative of avé


songo

first-person singular present indicative of èssere

third-person plural present indicative of èssere


sî

second-person singular present indicative of èssere


simmo

first-person plural present indicative of èssere


doce

Inherited from Latin dulcem. Compare Sicilian duci.


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)


faccio

first-person singular present indicative of fà


scarfare

scalfare (alternative archaic)
scarfà (alternative)


semana

Aragonese: semana


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)


ligno

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


ve

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


ue

uè (alternative)
we (alternative)
wè (alternative)

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

1958, Riccardo Pazzaglia, “'O Cafè”, performed by Domenico Modugno:

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


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)
cacà (alternative)


dormì

Alternative spelling of dormire (“to sleep”)


Naggitto

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Franza

France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Islanna

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean#English

Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)


Gran Vretagna

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q23666

Great Britain (a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales)

Great Britain
Great Britain#English:_Q145

(loosely) Great Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)


Sguizzera

Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)


'E Paise Vasce

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands#English

Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)


Joanne

From Latin Iōannēs. Compare Italian Giovanni.


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.


zoccola

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


sordo

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


allazzare

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


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] (overall work in Neapolitan); 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!"

weather (the short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc)


tiempo

Inherited from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).

Diuso de aquesti tiempo, Quintilio Vario faziendose subdito de los subiectos con marauellosa soberuia et grant auaricia, de los germanos qui se rebellauan fue destruido con tres legiones. El qual tajamiento et mortaldat de la republica Cesar Agusto la tenia en tanto por mala et grieu, que muchas vegadas por el grant dolor que dende auia, dando con la cabeça a la pared cridaua: "Quintilio Vario riendeme las legiones que yo te di."

ca. 1376–1396, Juan Fernández de Heredia, Ystorias de Orosio

Before this time, Quinctilius Varus, having become a subject of the conquered with marvelous arrogance and great greed, was destroyed by German rebels along with three legions. Augustus took this reduction [in the forces], this mortality of the Republic, so badly and with such grief, that he would often, in great pain, hit his head against a wall shouting, "Quinctilius Varus, give me back my legions!"


-mente

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


nenna

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nenna f (plural nenne, masculine singular ninno, masculine plural ninne)

nenne (plural)
ninno (masculine singular)
ninne (masculine plural)

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


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)


levare

lovare (alternative)
levà (alternative)
lovà (alternative)
luvà (alternative)


sonare

sunare (alternative)
sonà (alternative)
sunà (alternative)


cercula

From Latin quercula, a diminutive of quercus.


felece

[ˈfeːlət͡ʃə]


usemà

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


curtiello

curtielle (plural)
cortiello (alternative)

[kuɾˈtiəɫɫɐ]


sodare

sudare (alternative)
sudà (alternative)
surà (alternative)


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.


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.


pastiera

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


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)
acalare (alternative)
calà (alternative)
acalà (alternative)

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)
cuntà (alternative)


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

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filosofo m (plural filosofe or filuosofe)

filosofe (plural)
filuosofe (plural)
feloseco (alternative)


paré

Alternative spelling of parere (“to seem”)


lloro

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


ordenare

ordinare (alternative)
urdinare (alternative)
urdenare (alternative)
ordenà (alternative)
ordinà (alternative)
urdinà (alternative)
urdenà (alternative)


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.

sarcizio (alternative)
sarzizzeje (alternative archaic)


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)
accirere (alternative)

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

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mèe f pl (first person singular possessive)

Alternative form of mèje; feminine plural of mìo


decifrare

decifrà (alternative)
rescefrà (alternative)


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)
aspettà (alternative)


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”)


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!


uerra

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

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


priezza

Derived from 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!


mellunaro

melon vendor, often specifically a watermelon vendor


dispoteco

nap-adj

dispoteco (feminine singular dispoteca, plural dispoteche)

dispoteca (feminine singular)
dispoteche (plural)


debbusciatezza

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debbusciatezza f (plural 'e ddebbusciatezze)


commenzare

From Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre. Compare Italian cominciare.


abbiare

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


accomminciare

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


freoma

Borrowed from Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma.


guaglione

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

guagliune (plural)
guagliona (feminine singular)
guaglione (feminine plural)
uaglione (alternative)
uagliù (alternative)
uagliò (alternative)
waglione (alternative)
wagliò (alternative)
walio (alternative)

→ Italian: guaglione

Uncertain. Maybe from Latin gāneōnem (“glutton”), possibly through Occitan gagnon. Compare Italian gagno (“child”).


guaglione

uaglione (alternative)
uagliù (alternative)
uagliò (alternative)
waglione (alternative)
wagliò (alternative)
walio (alternative)

plural of guagliona, feminine plural of guaglione


magnà

Alternative spelling of magnare (“to eat”)


magnà

Alternative spelling of magnare (“food”)


pruducere

Alternative spelling of producere (“to produce”)


proibbire

proibire (alternative)
projebbire (alternative)
projebire (alternative)
proibbì (alternative)
pruibbì (alternative)


pruibbeto

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

pruibbeta (feminine)
plurals pruibbete (feminine masculine)


jodecare

judecare (alternative)
jodicare (alternative)
judicare (alternative)
jodecà (alternative)
judecà (alternative)
jodicà (alternative)
judicà (alternative)
jorecà (alternative)
jurecà (alternative)
joricà (alternative)
juricà (alternative)
iudecare (alternative)
iudecare (alternative)
iodicare (alternative)
iudicare (alternative)
iodecà (alternative)
iudecà (alternative)
iodicà (alternative)
iudicà (alternative)
iorecà (alternative)
iurecà (alternative)
ioricà (alternative)
iuricà (alternative)


iudecà

Alternative spelling of jodecare (“to judge”)


fessa

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


ntussecuso

nap-adj

ntussecuso (feminine singular ntussecusa, plural ntussecuse)

ntussecusa (feminine singular)
ntussecuse (plural)


ntossecare

ntossicare (alternative)
ntussecare (alternative)
ntussicare (alternative)
ntossecà (alternative)
ntossicà (alternative)
ntussecà (alternative)
ntussicà (alternative)


mmelenare

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *invenēnāre, from Latin venēnāre.

mmenenare (alternative)
mmelenà (alternative)
mmenenà (alternative)


noste

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noste f pl (first-person plural possessive)


lucanna

From Latin locanda. Compare Italian locanda.


spostare

spustare (alternative)
spostà (alternative)
spustà (alternative)


viaggià

Alternative spelling of viaggiare (“to travel”)


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)
gruttare (alternative)
grottà (alternative)
gruttà (alternative)


ngarzare

(by extension) to deceive (in general)


saciccione

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


allicurdà

Alternative form of arrecordare (“to remember”)


isso

ìsso (canonical)
iss (alternative)
is (alternative)

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


criscio

nap-adj

criscio (feminine singular criscia, plural crisce)

criscia (feminine singular)
crisce (plural)


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)


ranceto

nap-adj

ranceto (feminine singular ranceta, plural rancete)

ranceta (feminine singular)
rancete (plural)

[ˈraɲd͡ʒətə]


pede

piede (plural)
pere (alternative)
pete (alternative)


friddo

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!


lazzariare

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

af

lazzarejare (alternative)
lazzarià (alternative)
lazzarejà (alternative)

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


milo

Inherited from Vulgar Latin melus, from Latin mālus.


luvà

Alternative spelling of lovare (“to remove”)


levà

Alternative spelling of levare (“to remove”)


purpo

head

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

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

Inherited from Latin pōlypus, from Doric Greek πώλυπος (pṓlupos), Doric form of Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous).

’O purpo se coce dinte all’acqua soja.


semprece

Presumably borrowed from Italian semplice.


mazzecare

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


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.


rapire

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


mprestare

mprestà (alternative)
mbrestare (alternative)
mbrestà (alternative)


luntano

luntano (feminine singular luntana, plural luntane)

luntana (feminine singular)
luntane (plural)
lontano (alternative)

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


ncoppa

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


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.


mmerrezzare

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


arriunà

Alternative form of arroinare (“to ruin”)


arroinare

arrojenare (alternative)
arriunà (alternative)


pruggettà

Alternative spelling of proggettare (“to plan”)


penzà

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


frottefecare

fruttefecare (alternative)
frottefecà (alternative)
fruttefecà (alternative)


jettare

Inherited from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre.


iettà

Alternative spelling of jettare (“to throw”)


feloseco

Alternative form of filosofo (“philosopher”)


crestiano

nap-adj

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)


jonta

an addition, or additional piece (also figuratively)


pandulino

panduline (plural)
mandulino (alternative)


mandulino

manduline (plural)
pandulino (alternative)


rebbrecare

rebrecare (alternative)
reprecare (alternative)
replecare (alternative)
rebbrecà (alternative)


devacare

devacà (alternative)
revacà (alternative)


sebburtura

Ogge nfiura, dimane nsebburtura.


scramà

Alternative spelling of scramare (“to exclaim”)


scramazione

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


furesto

nap-adj

furesto (feminine singular furesta, plural fureste)

furesta (feminine singular)
fureste (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”).


ô

(contraction of a 'o) in (temporal preposition)


ê

Compare French aux, Italian ai, agli, alle.


lazzaro

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


sciato

Inherited from Latin flātus. Compare Italian fiato.

1635, Pentamerone IV.5,
dragone, che […] co lo sciato accede


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


scamazzare

scammazzare (alternative)
scamazzà (alternative)
scammazzà (alternative)


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.


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)
cucenà (alternative)

Inherited from Late Latin cocīnāre, from Latin coquīnāre.


femmeniello

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

af

Coordinate term: ummenone m

(derogatory, offensive) a male transvestite


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.


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)
addommenare (alternative)


scola

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


cavajuolo

head

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

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


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

realare (alternative)
rejalare (alternative)
rialà (alternative)
realà (alternative)
rejalà (alternative)

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.

polizzare (alternative)
pulezzare (alternative)
pulizzare (alternative)
polezzà (alternative)
polizzà (alternative)
pulezzà (alternative)
pulizzà (alternative)


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)
jastemmà (alternative)
iastemmà (alternative)

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *blastemāre, from Latin blasphemāre.


jastemma

jastemme (plural)
iastemma (alternative)


muzzarella 'e vufera

head

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


vufera

female equivalent of vufero (“water buffalo”)


vufero

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

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


abbannunà

Alternative spelling of abbannonare (“to abandon”)


accappottare

accappottà (infinitive)
accappottanno (gerund)
accappottante (participle present)
accappottato (participle past)
accappotto (indicative present singular)
accappotte (indicative present second-person singular)
accappotta (indicative present singular third-person)
accappottammo (first-person indicative plural present)
accappottate (indicative plural present second-person)
accappottano (indicative plural present third-person)
accappottavo (imperfect indicative singular)
accappottave (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
accappottava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
accappottavamo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
accappottavate (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
accappottavano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
accappottaje (indicative singular)
accappottaste (indicative second-person singular)
accappottaje (indicative singular third-person)
accappottajemo (first-person indicative plural)
accappottastevo (indicative plural second-person)
accappottajeno (indicative plural third-person)
accappottarraggio (future indicative singular)
accappottarraje (future indicative second-person singular)
accappottarrà (future indicative singular third-person)
accappottarrimmo (first-person future indicative plural)
accappottarrite (future indicative plural second-person)
accappottarranno (future indicative plural third-person)
accappottarria (conditional indicative singular)
accappottarrisse (conditional indicative second-person singular)
accappottarria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
accappottarrissemo (conditional first-person indicative plural)
accappottarrissevo (conditional indicative plural second-person)
accappottarriano (conditional indicative plural third-person)
accappottasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
accappottasse (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
accappottasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
accappottassemo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
accappottassevo (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
accappottassero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
accappotta (imperative second-person singular)
accappotta (imperative singular third-person)
accappottammo (first-person imperative plural)
accappottate (imperative plural second-person)
accappotteno (imperative plural third-person)
accapputtà (alternative)

From a- + French capote (“top of a car”) + -are.


Custantenobbule

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

(historical) Constantinople (the former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that)


cavuluciore

cavuluciure (plural)
cavulisciore (alternative)


cavulisciore

cavulisciure (plural)
cavuluciore (alternative)


curreja

Inherited from Latin corrigia. Compare Italian correggia.


scordare

scurdare (alternative)
scordà (alternative)
scurdà (alternative)


spartire

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


spartì

Alternative spelling of spartire (“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


scocciare

scucciare (alternative)
scoccià (alternative)
scuccià (alternative)


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”)


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)
demannà (alternative)


trasfurmà

Alternative spelling of trasformare (“to transform”)


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.

selluzzare (alternative)
sellozzà (alternative)
selluzzà (alternative)


cuntrullà

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


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)
nciarmà (alternative)
ngiarmare (alternative)
ngiarmà (alternative)


nzegnare

nzignare (alternative)
nzegnà (alternative)
nzignà (alternative)


mostare

mustare (alternative)
mostà (alternative)
mustà (alternative)


tuzzulià

Alternative spelling of tozzoliare (“to knock”)


bussà

Alternative spelling of bussare (“to knock”)


toppetiare

tuppetiare (alternative)
tuppetià (alternative)


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)
accavallà (alternative)

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


chiazza

square (an open space between buildings in a city)


zecchiare

Borrowed from Spanish cecear, of onomatopoeic origin.

zecchejare (alternative)
zeccheare (alternative)
zecchià (alternative)
zecchejà (alternative)
zeccheà (alternative)

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.


zennare

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cinnāre.

to indicate (especially with one's eyes)


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”)


gliuommero

gliuommere (plural)
gliuommaro (alternative)


chisto

nap-adj

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

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

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.


scorciare

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excurtiāre.

scurciare (alternative)
scorcià (alternative)
scurcià (alternative)


abballare

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


pezzecare

pizzecare (alternative)
pizzicare (alternative)
pezzecà (alternative)
pizzecà (alternative)
pizzicà (alternative)


reprubbecano

nap-adj

reprubbecano (feminine singular reprubbecana, plural reprubbecane)

reprubbecana (feminine singular)
reprubbecane (plural)

Alternative form of repubbrecano (“republican”)


rescefrà

Alternative form of decifrare (“to decipher”)


iettatore

head

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)
nicro (alternative)


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)
ascià (alternative)

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)


chiù

From Latin plūs. Cognate with Sicilian cchiù, Italian più.


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)


addormire

addurmire (alternative)
addormì (alternative)
addurmì (alternative)


piglià

Alternative spelling of pigliare (“to take”)


miccio

miccio (feminine singular miccia, plural micce)

miccia (feminine singular)
micce (plural)


chistu

head

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.

sturzellare (alternative)
storzellà (alternative)
sturzellà (alternative)


nchiaccare

nguacchiare (alternative)
nguacciare (alternative)
nquacchiare (alternative)
gnaccare (alternative)
nchiaccà (alternative)
nguacchià (alternative)
nguaccià (alternative)
nquacchià (alternative)
gnaccà (alternative)

(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”)


venì

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


vulè

Alternative spelling of volere (“to want”)


sunnà

Alternative spelling of sonnare (“to dream”)


vedè

Alternative spelling of vedere (“to see”)


natà

Alternative spelling of natare (“to swim”)


parè

Alternative spelling of parere (“to seem”)


murì

Alternative spelling of morire (“to die”)


nchiudere

[ŋˈkçuːrərə]

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


lassà

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


custà

Alternative spelling of costare (“to cost”)


cenà

Alternative spelling of cenare (“to dine”)


aspettà

Alternative spelling of aspettare (“to wait”)


ajutà

Alternative spelling of ajutare (“to help”)


sudà

Alternative spelling of sodare (“to sweat”)


urdinà

Alternative spelling of ordenare (“to order”)


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.


sorece

[ˈsoːrət͡ʃə]


vastare

abbastare (alternative)
bastare (alternative)
vastà (alternative)
abbastà (alternative)
bastà (alternative)


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.


campà

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


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.


vrasa

Perhaps from Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌰 (*brasa, “glowing coal”), from Proto-Germanic *brasō (“gleed, crackling coal”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to crack, break, burst”). 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.


ascevolire

Penzanno a Nenna mia mme' sent' ascevulì!

Thinking about my girl, I feel myself faint.


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”)


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)
nfucato (alternative)


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.


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.


assaje

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


jamme

From Vulgar Latin iāmus, from Latin eāmus.

first-person plural present indicative of jí


meje

mèje f pl (first person singular possessive)

mèje (canonical feminine plural)
mèe (alternative)


toje

toje f pl (second-person singular possessive)


mangià

Alternative spelling of mangiare (“to eat”)


mangià

Alternative spelling of mangiare (“food”)


sapè

Alternative spelling of sapere (“to know”)


jocare

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

surf

jucare (alternative)
jocà (alternative)
jucà (alternative)
iucare (alternative)
iocà (alternative)
iucà (alternative)


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.


vermene

Inherited from Proto-Romance *verminem, from Latin vermis.


cazziare

Compare Italian cazziare. Cognate with Sicilian cazzijari.


scalfare

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