dinto

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Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin dē intrō (literally “from within”). COgnate with Sicilian jintra.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): ,
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  • (Gallo) IPA(key):

Adverb

dinto

  1. inside; indoors
  2. inwardly

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 352: “restare dentro” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Ledgeway, Adam (2009) Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 94
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