jocare

Latin

Verb

jocāre

  1. inflection of jocō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iocārī. By surface analysis, juoco (game) +‎ -are (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [juˈka]

Verb

jocare

  1. to play

References

  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “jocare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano[1]