vorpe

Corsican

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvorpe/

Noun

vorpe f (plural vorpi)

Alternative form of volpe

References

“volpe, vorpe, volpi, vulpi” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vulpem.

Pronunciation

(Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈvorpă]

Noun

vorpe f (plural vurpe)

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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