dinto

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

  • rinto (alt. spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈɾind(ə)], [ˈr-]
    • Audio:(file)
  • (Gallo) IPA(key): [ˈðendrə]

Adverb

dinto

  1. inside; indoors
  2. inwardly

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – 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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