mparare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to Italian imparare.

Pronunciation
  • (Naples) IPA(key): [mbaˈra]

Verb

mparare

  1. to teach
    Synonym: nzegnare
    Primma t' aggi' a mparà e pò t' aggi' a perdere.
    First I must teach you [the trade] and then I must lose you.
  2. to learn

References
  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 767: “insegnare; insegna 3” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “mparare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano
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