piâxéi

Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjaːˈʒej/

Etymology 1

From Latin placēre.

Verb

piâxéi

1. (intransitive or transitive with a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object)

   Sta méia chi a me piâxe ― I like this apple (literally, “This apple here is pleasing to me”)

2. (intransitive) to be fond of

Conjugation

    Conjugation of piâxéi (second conjugation)

infinitive	piâxéi
auxiliary verb		êse		gerund		piâxéndo
present participle		piâxénte		past participle		piâxûo
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	lê o/a	noî, niâtri	voî, viâtri	lô, liâtri
present	piâxo	ti piâxi	piâxe	piâxémmo	piâxéi	piâxan
imperfect	piâxéiva, piâxéivo	ti piâxéivi	piâxéiva	piâxéivimo	piâxéivi	piâxéivan
future	piâxiö	ti piâxiæ	piâxiâ	piâxiêmo	piâxiéi	piâxiàn
conditional	mi	ti	lê o/a	noî, niâtri	voî, viâtri	lô, liâtri
present	piâxiéiva, piâxiæ	ti piâxiêsci	piâxiéiva, piâxiæ	piâxiêscimo	piâxiêsci	piâxiéivan
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che lê o/a	che noî, che niâtri	che voî, che viâtri	che lô, che liâtri
present	piâxe	ti piâxi	piâxe	piâxémmo	piâxéi	piâxan, piâxen
imperfect	piâxésse	ti piâxésci	piâxésse	piâxéscimo	piâxésci	piâxéssan
imperative		ti	lê o/a	noî, niâtri	voî, viâtri	lô, liâtri
	—	piâxi	piâxe	piâxémmo	piâxéi	piâxan, piâxen

Etymology 2

Noun use of the above verb.

Noun

piâxéi m (invariable)

1. (uncountable) pleasure (the state of being pleased)
2. delight
3. favour, kindness

   Synonyms: favô, cortexîa

Derived terms

• pe piâxéi