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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary

destino

m. n.
  1. forza che determina il corso degli eventi

    destin [desˈtiŋ]

    sciòrte fem. [ˈʃɔːrte]

    non mi rassegno al mio destino

    no me rassegno a-o mæ destin

    è stato il destino a farci incontrare

    o l’é stæto o destin à fâne incontrâ

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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
destin destin
sciòrte sciòrte