partenopeo
See also: Partenopeo
Italian
Fontana della Sirena in Naples.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Παρθενόπη (Parthenópē), name of a Greek settlement (9th c. BCE) which later became Neāpolis (“Naples”, literally “new city”), 6th c. BCE. The name is from the siren Parthenope whose body was said to have been washed ashore nearby.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /par.te.noˈpɛ.o/
- Rhymes: -ɛo
- Hyphenation: par‧te‧no‧pè‧o
Noun
partenopeo m (plural partenopei, feminine partenopea)
- Neapolitan
Adjective
partenopeo (feminine partenopea, masculine plural partenopei, feminine plural partenopee)
- Neapolitan
- Synonym: napoletano
Further reading
History of Naples on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spanish
Adjective
partenopeo (feminine partenopea, masculine plural partenopeos, feminine plural partenopeas)
- Neapolitan
Noun
partenopeo m (plural partenopeos, feminine partenopea, feminine plural partenopeas)
- Neapolitan
Further reading
- “partenopeo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014