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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary

disfare

tr. v.
  1. scomporre, liquefare

    desfâ [desˈfaː]

  2. spacchettare
    → spacchettare

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Prefixes de-, des- and re-

As reported by E. G. Parodi, Studj Liguri, in «Archivio glottologico italiano», xiv, 1896, the Genoese prefixes de-, des- and re- lost the -e- and adopted the -i- due to the influence of Italian. For many decades now indeed difende, discorrî, risponde, etc. have replaced defende, descorrî, responde, etc. in spoken language. The forms with -e- are, however, still widely attested in literary written language.

In this dictionary, given its primarily didactic purposes (also aimed at recovering some of the more genuine forms, whenever they may interest users), only the forms with -e- are reported. The Italianized forms with -i- are nevertheless to be considered perfectly legitimate.

Conjugations

desfâ

Indicative

Present

  1. mi desfo
  2. ti ti desfi
  3. lê o/a desfa
  4. niatri desfemmo
  5. viatri desfæ
  6. liatri desfan

Imperfect

  1. mi desfava
  2. ti ti desfavi
  3. lê o/a desfava
  4. niatri desfavimo
  5. viatri desfavi
  6. liatri desfavan

Future

  1. mi desfiò
  2. ti ti desfiæ
  3. lê o/a desfià
  4. niatri desfiemo
  5. viatri desfiei
  6. liatri desfian

Subjunctive

Present

  1. che mi desfe
  2. che ti ti desfi
  3. che lê o/a desfe
  4. che niatri desfemmo
  5. che viatri desfæ
  6. che liatri desfan

Imperfect

  1. che mi desfesse
  2. che ti ti desfesci
  3. che lê o/a desfesse
  4. che niatri desfescimo
  5. che viatri desfesci
  6. che liatri desfessan

Conditional

  1. mi desfieiva/desfiæ
  2. ti ti desfiësci
  3. lê o/a desfieiva/desfiæ
  4. niatri desfiëscimo
  5. viatri desfiësci
  6. liatri desfieivan/desfiæn

Imperative

  1. desfa ti!
  2. desfemmo niatri!
  3. desfæ viatri!

Past participle

  1. m. s. desfæto
  2. m. p. desfæti
  3. f. s. desfæta
  4. f. p. desfæte

Gerund

  1. desfando