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Neapolitan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mollus, from Latin mollis. Compare Sicilian moddu.
Pronunciation
- (Naples) IPA(key): , (feminine)
- (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): , (feminine)
Adjective
muollo (feminine singular molla, masculine plural muolle, feminine plural molle)
- soft
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1583: “molle” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “muóllo-mòlla”, in Schedario Napoletano