missier

Maltese

Etymology

From older Sicilian misseri, from Old Occitan meser. Cognate with French monsieur, obsolete Italian messere. Displaced native Maltese bu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪsˈsɪːr/

Noun

missier m (plural missirijiet or misserijiet, feminine omm)

  1. father
    Synonym: (obsolete) bu
  2. (chiefly in the plural) forefather, ancestor
    Synonym: antenat
    Dawn id-drawwiet writniehom mingħand missirijietna.
    We have inherited these customs from our forefathers.

Inflection

Inflection of missier
singular plural
m f
singular 1st person missieri missierna
2nd person missierek missierkom
3rd person missieru missierha missierhom
plural 1st person missirijieti missirijietna
2nd person missirijietek missirijietkom
3rd person missirijietu missirijietha missirijiethom

Derived terms