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