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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary
brillante
adj.
-
luxente
[lyˈʒeŋte]1 schillente
[skiˈleŋte]1
m. n.
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brillante
[briˈlaŋte]
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1. Plurals of feminines in -e
Feminine nouns and adjectives ending in -e remain unchanged in the plural, keeping a form closer to the original Latin declension compared to the Italian equivalents. Thus unna ciave > doe ciave < duae claves “two keys” and unna noxe > træ noxe < tres nuces “three nuts”. Plural forms in -i, such as ciavi and noxi, are Italianisms widely spread especially in urban areas. Exceptions are feminines in -eise, whose plural form is now -eixi as in the masculine: unna zeneise > dötræ zeneixi “some Genoese women”.
Declensions
| m. s | m. p | f. s | f. p |
|---|---|---|---|
| brillante | brillanti | brillante | brillante |
| luxente | luxenti | luxente | luxente |
| schillente | schillenti | schillente | schillente |