comifò

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally “as must be”).[1] Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ko.miˈfɔ/*
  • Rhymes: -ɔ
  • Hyphenation: co‧mi‧fò

Adjective

comifò (invariable)

  1. (Rome, obsolete) good, proper

References
  1. “Parole francesi nel dialetto romanesco”, in Strenna dei romanisti (in Italian), Rome: Staderini Editore, 1945, page 165

Ligurian

Etymology

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally “as must be”). Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Adverb

comifò

  1. (dialectal) properly, decently

Lombard

Etymology

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally “as must be”). Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Adjective

comifò (invariable)

  1. (Milan) good, proper, decent

References
  • Cletto Arrighi (1896) “comifò”, in Dizionario milanese-italiano col repertorio italiano-milanese‎ (in Lombard), 2nd edition, Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, page 134

Romagnol

Etymology

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally “as must be”).[1] Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Adverb

comifò

  1. properly, decently

References
  1. Morri, Antonio (1840) Vocabolario romagnolo-italiano (in Italian), Faenza: Dai tipi di Pietro Conti all’Apollo, page 206

Venetian

Etymology

Ultimately from French comme il faut (literally “as must be”).[1] Compare Neapolitan commifò.

Adverb

comifò

  1. properly, decently

Adjective

comifò (invariable)

  1. good, proper, decent

References
  1. Boerio, Giuseppe (1867) “comifò”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 183
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