mparare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• mparà, mbarare, mbarà (alt. spellings)

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