vorpe

Corsican

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvorpe/

Noun

vorpe f (plural vorpi)

  1. alternative form of volpe

References

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vulpem.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈvorpă]

Noun

vorpe f (plural vurpe)

  1. fox
    A cane ca se fà viecchio 'a vórpe 'o piscia 'nculo – An aged dog will have his ass pissed on by the fox.

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 435: “la volpe” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
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