niro

See also: Niro

Neapolitan

Alternative forms
  • nicro

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nigrum.

Pronunciation
  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈniːrə], (feminine) [ˈneːrə]
  • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈneɣŭrə], (feminine) [ˈnɛːu̯ră], [ˈneːu̯rə]

Adjective

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

  1. black

References
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1574: “nero; nera; neri” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “niro-nera”, in Schedario Napoletano
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