Neapel

German

Etymology

From earlier Neapol, apocopic form of Latin Neapolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “Newtown”). Doublet of Nablus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈaːpəl/, [neˈaː.pl̩], [neˈʔaː-], [-pəl]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Neapel n (proper noun, genitive Neapels or (optionally with an article) Neapel)

1. Naples (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy)
2. Naples (a metropolitan city of Campania, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Naples)

Related terms

• Neapolitaner, Neapler
• neapolitanisch, neaplisch

Further reading

• “Neapel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Proper noun

Neapel n (genitive Neapels)

1. Naples (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy)
2. Naples (a metropolitan city of Campania, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Naples)

Related terms

• napolitansk
• neapolitansk