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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary

distinto

past. part.
adj.
  1. chiaramente distinguibile

    distinto [disˈtiŋtu]

    ciæo [ˈtʃɛːu]

    ho sentito un suono distinto

    ò sentio un son distinto

  2. separato, tenuto da parte rispetto ad altro

    despægio [desˈpɛːdʒu]

    distinto [disˈtiŋtu]

    questa parola ha tre significati distinti

    sta poula a l’à trei scignificati despægi

  3. raffinato

    elegante [eleˈɡaŋte]1

    fin [ˈfiŋ]

    è entrata una signora distinta

    l’é introu unna scignoa elegante

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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
ciæo ciæi ciæa ciæe
despægio despægi despægia despæge
distinto distinti distinta distinte
elegante eleganti elegante elegante
fin fin fiña fiñe