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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary

gomitolo

m. n.

  1. remescello [remeˈʃelˑu]

    rumescello [rymeˈʃelˑu] ~ [rimeˈʃelˑu]1

    il mio micio adora giocare con i gomitoli di lana

    a-o mæ migno ghe piaxe da matti zugâ co-i remescelli de laña

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1. Words with [y/ɥ] in unstressed position

For a small number of words that show in urban Genoese the shift from [y]/[ɥ] in unstressed position towards [i]/[j], such as butiro [byˈtiːru] ~ [biˈtiːru] or butegâ [byteˈɡaː] ~ [biteˈɡaː], the spelling most established in usage is maintained.

Declensions

m. s m. p
remescello remescelli
rumescello rumescelli