ammontonare

Italian

Etymology

Presumably borrowed from Spanish amontonar. By surface analysis, a- + montone (heap) + -are.

Verb

ammontonàre (first-person singular present ammontóno, first-person singular past historic ammontonài, past participle ammontonàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (archaic) to amass; to pile up

Conjugation

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amontonar. By surface analysis, a- + montone + -are. Compare also Sicilian ammuntunari, Italian ammontonare.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ammunduˈna]

Verb

ammontonare

  1. to accumulate
  2. to hoard

References

  • Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 137
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “ammontonare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano
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