sciummo

sciummo

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

  • [ˈfjʊːmə] (Bari)
  • [ˈʃaːu̯mə] (Gargano)

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin flūmen.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈʃummə] (Naples)

    Noun

    sciummo m (plural sciumme)

    1. river: a stream with perennial spring
    2. creek, stream: a little non-perennial river

    References

    • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 429: “il fiume” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
    • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “sciummo”, in Schedario Napoletano
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