dinto

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• rinto (alt. spelling)

Etymology

From Late Latin dē intrō (literally “from within”). Cognate with Sicilian jintra.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈɾind(ə)], [ˈr-]

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• (Gallo) IPA^(key): [ˈðendrə]

Adverb

dinto

1. inside; indoors
2. inwardly

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 352: “restare dentro” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Ledgeway, Adam (2009), Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, page 94