Infinitive: culà
Present Participle: culendu
Past Participle: culatu
Forms specific for either Northern or Southern dialects are marked the following way:
(N): Northern dialects
(S): Southern dialects
culà. From Latin volare.
Dialectal variants of the infinitive:
gulà (Bastia, Sisco, Barrettali, Santa Maria di Lota, Patrimonio, Antisanti);
culà (Sisco);
vulà (Luri, Rogliano, Morsiglia, Barrettali, Olmeta du Cap, Patrimonio, Santo Pietro di Tenda, Asco, Vivario, Levie, Moca Croce, Marignana, Piobetta, Guagno, Bastelica, Sartène, Sampolo, Pianottoli Caldarello, Galeria, Sollacaro, Pietralba, Pianello, Valle di Rostino, Aleria, Cuttoli Corticchiato);
bulà (Ocana, Porto Vecchio, Ghisoni);
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | colgu |
| Sg.2 | coli |
| Sg.3 | cola |
| Pl.1 | culemu; culemi (S) |
| Pl.2 | culate (N); culeti (S) |
| Pl.3 | colanu (N); colani (S) |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | culava; culavu (S); culaiu (S); culaia (S) |
| Sg.2 | culavi; culai (S) |
| Sg.3 | culava; culaia (S) |
| Pl.1 | culavamu; culavami (S); culaiamu (S); culaiami (S) |
| Pl.2 | culavate (N); culavati (S); culaiati (S) |
| Pl.3 | culavanu (N); culavani (S); culaiani (S) |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | culai; culeti |
| Sg.2 | culasti; culesti |
| Sg.3 | culò; culete (N); culeti (S) |
| Pl.1 | culaimu; culetimu; culaimi (S); culetimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | culaste (N); culeste (N); culasti (S); culesti (S) |
| Pl.3 | culonu (N); culetenu (N); culoni (S); culetini (S) |
Future
| Sg.1 | culeraghju (N); cularaghju (S) |
| Sg.2 | culerai (N); culerè (N); cularai (S); cularè (S) |
| Sg.3 | culerà (N); cularà (S) |
| Pl.1 | culeremu (N); cularemu (S); cularemi (S) |
| Pl.2 | culerete (N); culareti (S) |
| Pl.3 | culeranu (N); cularani (S) |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | colghi |
| Sg.2 | colghi |
| Sg.3 | colghi |
| Pl.1 | colghimu; colghimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | colghite (N); colghiti (S) |
| Pl.3 | colghinu (N); colghini (S) |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | culassi; culessi |
| Sg.2 | culassi; culessi |
| Sg.3 | culassi; culessi |
| Pl.1 | culassimu; culessimu; culassimi (S); culessimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | culassite (N); culessite (N); culassiti (S); culessiti (S) |
| Pl.3 | culassinu (N); culessinu (N); culassini (S); culessini (S) |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | culeria (N); culerebbi (N); culariu (S); cularia (S); cularebbi (S) |
| Sg.2 | culerii (N); culeristi (N); culeresti (N); cularii (S); cularisti (S); cularesti (S) |
| Sg.3 | culeria (N); culerebbe (N); cularia (S); cularebbi (S) |
| Pl.1 | culeriamu (N); culerebbimu (N); culariamu (S); culariami (S); cularebbimu (S); cularebbimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | culeriate (N); culeriste (N); culereste (N); culariati (S); cularisti (S); cularesti (S) |
| Pl.3 | culerianu (N); culerebbenu (N); culariani (S); cularebbini (S) |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | cola |
| Pl.1 | culemu; culemi (S) |
| Pl.2 | culate (N); culeti (S) |
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Etymology