vorpe

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvorpe/

Noun

vorpe f (plural vorpi)

1. 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)

1. 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