ssillaba

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sillabare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)sˈsɪl.la.ba/, (colloquial) /(ɪ)s.sɪlˈlaː.ba/
  • Rhymes: -ɪllaba, (colloquial) -aːba

Verb

ssillaba (imperfect jissillaba, past participle ssillabat or sillabat, verbal noun ssillabar or sillabar)

  1. to syllabify

Conjugation

Conjugation of ssillaba (i-type unadapted loan)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ssillabajt ssillabajt ssillaba ssillabajna ssillabajtu ssillabaw
f ssillabat
imperfect m nissillaba tissillaba jissillaba nissillabaw tissillabaw jissillabaw
f tissillaba
imperative ssillaba ssillabaw
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ssillabajtx ssillabajtx ssillaba ssillabajniex ssillabajtux ssillabawx
f ssillabatx
imperfect m nissillabax tissillabax jissillabax nissillabawx tissillabawx jissillabawx
f tissillabax
imperative tissillabax tissillabawx