napolitain

See also: Napolitain

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian napoletano, from Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis, literally “new city”) (whence Naples).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.pɔ.li.tɛ̃/

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Adjective

napolitain (feminine napolitaine, masculine plural napolitains, feminine plural napolitaines)

1. Neapolitan (of, from or relating to the city of Naples, capital and largest city of Campania, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city)

Noun

napolitain m (uncountable)

1. Neapolitan (language)

Further reading

• “napolitain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.