ddiġerixxa

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian digerire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)d.dɪ.d͡ʒɛˈrɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

ddiġerixxa (imperfect jiddiġerixxi, past participle diġerit, verbal noun diġerir)

  1. to digest
    Synonyms: ġerragħ, ddiġesta

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 ddiġera above).
Conjugation of ddiġerixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ddiġerejt ddiġerejt ddiġerixxa ddiġerejna ddiġerejtu ddiġerew
f ddiġeriet
imperfect m niddiġerixxi tiddiġerixxi jiddiġerixxi niddiġerixxu tiddiġerixxu jiddiġerixxu
f tiddiġerixxi
imperative ddiġerixxi ddiġerixxu
Conjugation of ddiġerixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ddiġerixxejt ddiġerixxejt ddiġerixxa ddiġerixxejna ddiġerixxejtu ddiġerixxew
f ddiġerixxiet
imperfect m niddiġerixxi tiddiġerixxi jiddiġerixxi niddiġerixxu tiddiġerixxu jiddiġerixxu
f tiddiġerixxi
imperative ddiġerixxi ddiġerixxu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ddiġerixxejtx ddiġerixxejtx ddiġerixxa ddiġerixxejniex ddiġerixxejtux ddiġerixxewx
f ddiġerixxietx
imperfect m niddiġerixxix tiddiġerixxix jiddiġerixxix niddiġerixxux tiddiġerixxux jiddiġerixxux
f tiddiġerixxix
imperative tiddiġerixxix tiddiġerixxux