ċċikkja

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)tˈt͡ʃɪk.kja/

Etymology 1

Denominal verb of ċikka.

Verb

ċċikkja (imperfect jiċċikkja)

  1. to luck out, to be lucky
Conjugation
Conjugation of ċċikkja (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ċċikkjajt ċċikkjajt ċċikkja ċċikkjajna ċċikkjajtu ċċikkjaw
f ċċikkjat
imperfect m niċċikkja tiċċikkja jiċċikkja niċċikkjaw tiċċikkjaw jiċċikkjaw
f tiċċikkja
imperative ċċikkja ċċikkjaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ċċikkjajtx ċċikkjajtx ċċikkja ċċikkjajniex ċċikkjajtux ċċikkjawx
f ċċikkjatx
imperfect m niċċikkjax tiċċikkjax jiċċikkjax niċċikkjawx tiċċikkjawx jiċċikkjawx
f tiċċikkjax
imperative tiċċikkjax tiċċikkjawx

Etymology 2

Verb

ċċikkja (imperfect jiċċikkja, past participle ċċikkjat, verbal noun ċċikkjar)

  1. (chess) alternative form of ċċekkja: to check (chess: to make a move which puts an adversary's king in check)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ċċikkja (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ċċikkjajt ċċikkjajt ċċikkja ċċikkjajna ċċikkjajtu ċċikkjaw
f ċċikkjat
imperfect m niċċikkja tiċċikkja jiċċikkja niċċikkjaw tiċċikkjaw jiċċikkjaw
f tiċċikkja
imperative ċċikkja ċċikkjaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ċċikkjajtx ċċikkjajtx ċċikkja ċċikkjajniex ċċikkjajtux ċċikkjawx
f ċċikkjatx
imperfect m niċċikkjax tiċċikkjax jiċċikkjax niċċikkjawx tiċċikkjawx jiċċikkjawx
f tiċċikkjax
imperative tiċċikkjax tiċċikkjawx