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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary

muro portante

m. n. phr.
  1. meistro

    miagia meistra [ˈmjaːdʒa ˈmejstra] ~ [ˈmɥaːdʒa ˈmejstra]

    non si può demolire quel muro, è un muro portante!

    no se peu cacciâ zu quella miagia, a l’é unna miagia meistra!

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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.