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DEIZE: Italian-Genoese dictionary

genovese

masc.n.
  1. varietà ligure
    zeneise [zeˈnejze]
    esempi
    voi parlate genovese?
    viatri parlæ zeneise?
fem.n.masc.n.
  1. nativo o abitante di Genova
    zeneise [zeˈnejze]
    zeneixòllo dispregiativo scherzoso [zenejˈʒɔlˑu]
    esempi
    il ristorante è gestito da una genovese
    o restorante o l’é manezzou da unna zeneise
adj.
  1. di Genova
    zeneise [zeˈnejze]
    de Zena [de ˈzeːna]
    zeneixòllo dispregiativo scherzoso [zenejˈʒɔlˑu]
    esempi
    un libro di poesie in genovese
    un libbro de poexie in zeneise
    siete genovesi?
    sei zeneixi?

Common phrases

  • pagare alla genovese (pagare ciascuno per conto suo)
    anâ a-a sestriña

Declensions

m.s.m.p.f.s.f.p.
zeneisezeneixizeneisezeneixi
zeneixòllozeneixòllizeneixòllazeneixòlle
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