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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary

divorare

tr. v. intr. v.

  1. devorâ [devuˈraː]

    mangiâ de strangoggion [maŋˈdʒaː de straŋɡuˈdʒuŋ]

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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

devorâ

Indicative

Present

  1. mi devöro
  2. ti ti devöri
  3. lê o/a devöra
  4. niatri devoremmo
  5. viatri devoræ
  6. liatri devöran

Imperfect

  1. mi devorava
  2. ti ti devoravi
  3. lê o/a devorava
  4. niatri devoravimo
  5. viatri devoravi
  6. liatri devoravan

Future

  1. mi devoriò
  2. ti ti devoriæ
  3. lê o/a devorià
  4. niatri devoriemo
  5. viatri devoriei
  6. liatri devorian

Subjunctive

Present

  1. che mi devöre
  2. che ti ti devöri
  3. che lê o/a devöre
  4. che niatri devoremmo
  5. che viatri devoræ
  6. che liatri devöran

Imperfect

  1. che mi devoresse
  2. che ti ti devoresci
  3. che lê o/a devoresse
  4. che niatri devorescimo
  5. che viatri devoresci
  6. che liatri devoressan

Conditional

  1. mi devorieiva/devoriæ
  2. ti ti devoriësci
  3. lê o/a devorieiva/devoriæ
  4. niatri devoriëscimo
  5. viatri devoriësci
  6. liatri devorieivan/devoriæn

Imperative

  1. devöra ti!
  2. devoremmo niatri!
  3. devoræ viatri!

Past participle

  1. m. s. devorou
  2. m. p. devoræ
  3. f. s. devorâ
  4. f. p. devoræ

Gerund

  1. devorando