mangiâ

See also: mangia and mangià

Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maŋˈd͡ʒaː/

Etymology 1

Probably via Old French manger, from Latin mandūcāre, present active infinitive of mandūcō (“I chew, masticate”).

Verb

mangiâ

1. (transitive, intransitive) to eat (to consume food)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mangiâ (first conjugation)

infinitive	mangiâ
auxiliary verb		avéi		gerund		mangiàndo
present participle		mangiànte		past participle		mangiòu
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	lê o/a	noî, niâtri	voî, viâtri	lô, liâtri
present	màngio	ti màngi	màngia	mangémmo	mangiæ	màngian
imperfect	mangiâva, mangiâvo	ti mangiâvi	mangiâva	mangiâvimo	mangiâvi	mangiâvan
future	mangjö	ti mangjæ	mangjâ	mangjêmo	mangjæ	mangjàn
conditional	mi	ti	lê o/a	noî, niâtri	voî, viâtri	lô, liâtri
present	mangjéiva, mangjæ	ti mangjêsci	mangjéiva, mangjæ	mangjêscimo	mangjêsci	mangjéivan
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che lê o/a	che noî, che niâtri	che voî, che viâtri	che lô, che liâtri
present	mànge	ti màngi	mànge	mangémmo	mangiæ	màngian, màngen
imperfect	mangésse	ti mangésci	mangésse	mangéscimo	mangésci	mangéssan
imperative		ti	lê o/a	noî, niâtri	voî, viâtri	lô, liâtri
	—	màngia	mànge	mangémmo	mangiæ	màngian, màngen

Derived terms

• mangéuia
• mangiâse
• mangión
• mangiusâ

Related terms

• mangiâta

Noun

mangiâ m (plural mangiæ)

1. (uncountable) eating (act of eating)
2. animal feed, fodder, birdseed (for birds)

   Synonym: mangìmme

Etymology 2

mangiâ (“to eat”) +‎ -â (suffix expressing an instance of the verb's action)

Noun

mangiâ f (plural mangiæ)

1. feed, nosh

   Synonym: mangiâta

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

mangiâ f sg

1. feminine singular of mangiòu

Adjective

mangiâ f sg

1. feminine singular of mangiòu