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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary

muro

m. n.
  1. struttura verticale continua in pietra, cemento o sim.

    miagia fem. [ˈmjaːdʒa] ~ [ˈmɥaːdʒa]

    hanno costruito un muro di pietra

    an tiou sciù unna miagia de pria

    le mura della città hanno resistito all’assalto

    e miage da çittæ an rexistio à l’assato

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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.

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Declensions

f. s f. p
miagia miage