lisen

See also: Lisen, lis'en, and lisën

English

Etymology

A respelling of listen.

Verb

lisen (third-person singular simple present lisens, present participle lisening, simple past and past participle lisened)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of listen.

Maltese

Root
l-s-n
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic لَسِنَ (lasina).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.sɛn/

Verb

lisen (imperfect jilsen, past participle milsun)

  1. to speak

Conjugation

Conjugation of lisen (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m lsint lsint lisen lsinna lsintu lisnu
f lisnet
imperfect m nilsen tilsen jilsen nilsnu tilsnu jilsnu
f tilsen
imperative ilsen ilsnu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m lsintx lsintx lisen lsinniex lsintux lisnux
f lisnitx
imperfect m nilsinx tilsinx jilsinx nilsnux tilsnux jilsnux
f tilsinx
imperative tilsinx tilsnux

Spanish

Verb

lisen

  1. inflection of lisar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative