ægua

Ligurian

Alternative forms

• ægoa (Grafîa ofiçiâ)

Etymology

PIE word
*h₂ékʷeh₂

From Latin aqua. Cognates include Italian acqua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɡwa/

Noun

ægua f (plural ægue)

1. (Genoese) water

Derived terms

• ægua addiçionâ (“added water”)
• ægua appätanâ (“muddy water”)
• ægua cada (“hot water”)
• ægua ciuvaña (“rainwater”)
• ægua ciæa (“clear water”)
• ægua corrente (“running water”)
• ægua coâ (“stagnant water”)
• ægua cristalliña (“crystalline water”)
• ægua da beive (“drinkable water”)
• ægua de vivagna (“spring water”)
• ægua destillâ (“distilled water”)
• ægua doçe (“fresh water”)
• ægua filtrâ (“filtered water”)
• ægua fonda (“deep water”)
• ægua freida (“cold water”)
• ægua fresca (“fresh water”)
• ægua fummante (“steaming water”)
• ægua gasâ (“fizzy water”)
• ægua giassâ (“icy water”)
• ægua incontaminâ (“uncontaminated water”)
• ægua inquinâ (“polluted water”)
• ægua marsa (“putrid water”)
• ægua menûa (“drizzle (of rain)”)
• ægua minerale (“mineral water”)
• ægua naturale (“natural water”)
• ægua netta (“clean water”)
• ægua oscigenâ (“oxygenated water”)
• ægua pua (“pure water”)
• ægua raxa (“turpentine”)
• ægua saia (“salty water”)
• ægua santa (“holy water”)
• ægua sccetta (“pure water”)
• ægua storbia (“turbid water”)
• ægua sâ (“seawater”)
• ægua tenta (“very watered-down wine”)
• ægua trasparente (“transparent water”)
• ægua zeâ (“freezing water”)
• æguaforte (“etching”)
• æguavitta (“brandy”)
• ægue privæ (“private waters”)
• ægue pubriche (“public waters”)
• ægue secche (“low tide”)
• ægue sucide (“filthy waters”)
• æguetta (“drizzle; type of poison”)

 

See also

• aigua (standard Ligurian)

References

• Giuseppe Olivieri (1851) Dizionario Genovese-Italiano, Genoa: Giovanni Ferrando, page 7
• Dizionario Genovese-Italiano di ucarega.it, page 9 and 10
• GEPHRAS - ægua