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