abbellixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian abbellire.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ab.bɛlˈlɪʃ.ʃa/
    • Rhymes: -ɪʃʃa

    Verb

    abbellixxa (imperfect jabbellixxi, past participle abbellixxit, verbal noun abbellixxir)

    1. to embellish

    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 abbella above).
    Conjugation of abbellixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m abbellejt abbellejt abbellixxa abbellejna abbellejtu abbellew
    f abbelliet
    imperfect m nabbellixxi tabbellixxi jabbellixxi nabbellixxu tabbellixxu jabbellixxu
    f tabbellixxi
    imperative abbellixxi abbellixxu
    Conjugation of abbellixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m abbellixxejt abbellixxejt abbellixxa abbellixxejna abbellixxejtu abbellixxew
    f abbellixxiet
    imperfect m nabbellixxi tabbellixxi jabbellixxi nabbellixxu tabbellixxu jabbellixxu
    f tabbellixxi
    imperative abbellixxi abbellixxu
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m abbellixxejtx abbellixxejtx abbellixxa abbellixxejniex abbellixxejtux abbellixxewx
    f abbellixxietx
    imperfect m nabbellixxix tabbellixxix jabbellixxix nabbellixxux tabbellixxux jabbellixxux
    f tabbellixxix
    imperative tabbellixxix tabbellixxux