Genoese words deriving from Latin forms in -ale(m) generally take the ending -â, such as prinçipâ < principale(m). Currently, one can also find Genoese forms in -ale in Latinisms of learned origin, such as spirituale < spirituale(m), widely attested in written use; and in forms that, in spoken language, have long since lost the genuine ending -â due to the influence of Italian. In this dictionary, given its purposes, the forms in -â are reported preferentially, whenever they are actually attested in use.