ddefinixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• ddefina

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian definire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)d.dɛ.fɪˈnɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

ddefinixxa (imperfect jiddefinixxi, past participle definit or defenut)

1. to define

Conjugation

• The traditional rule is that the syllable -ixx- is lost before stressed endings; that is in the past tense, before -x, and before a pronominal suffix. The contemporary tendency is to either keep -ixx- in all forms or avoid it in all forms (see ddefina above).

Conjugation of ddefinixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddefinejt	ddefinejt	ddefinixxa		ddefinejna	ddefinejtu	ddefinew
	f			ddefiniet
imperfect	m	niddefinixxi	tiddefinixxi	jiddefinixxi		niddefinixxu	tiddefinixxu	jiddefinixxu
	f			tiddefinixxi
imperative			ddefinixxi				ddefinixxu

Conjugation of ddefinixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ddefinixxejt	ddefinixxejt	ddefinixxa		ddefinixxejna	ddefinixxejtu	ddefinixxew
	f			ddefinixxiet
imperfect	m	niddefinixxi	tiddefinixxi	jiddefinixxi		niddefinixxu	tiddefinixxu	jiddefinixxu
	f			tiddefinixxi
imperative			ddefinixxi				ddefinixxu

Related terms

• definibbli
• definit
• definittiv
• definittivament
• definitur
• definizzjoni
• indefinibbli
• indefinit
• indefinitezza
• indefinittivament