istitwixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian istituire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪs.tɪtˈwɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

istitwixxa (imperfect jistitwixxi, past participle istitwit, verbal noun istitwir)

  1. to institute

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 istitwa above).
Conjugation of istitwixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m istitwejt istitwejt istitwixxa istitwejna istitwejtu istitwew
f istitwiet
imperfect m nistitwixxi tistitwixxi jistitwixxi nistitwixxu tistitwixxu jistitwixxu
f tistitwixxi
imperative istitwixxi istitwixxu
Conjugation of istitwixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m istitwixxejt istitwixxejt istitwixxa istitwixxejna istitwixxejtu istitwixxew
f istitwixxiet
imperfect m nistitwixxi tistitwixxi jistitwixxi nistitwixxu tistitwixxu jistitwixxu
f tistitwixxi
imperative istitwixxi istitwixxu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m istitwixxejtx istitwixxejtx istitwixxa istitwixxejniex istitwixxejtux istitwixxewx
f istitwixxietx
imperfect m nistitwixxix tistitwixxix jistitwixxix nistitwixxux tistitwixxux jistitwixxux
f tistitwixxix
imperative tistitwixxix tistitwixxux