Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian unire.
Pronunciation
Verb
unixxa (imperfect junixxi, past participle unit, verbal noun unir)
- to unify, to unite
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 una above).
Conjugation of unixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| perfect
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m
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unejt
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unejt
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unixxa
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unejna
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unejtu
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unew
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| f
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uniet
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m
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nunixxi
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tunixxi
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junixxi
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nunixxu
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tunixxu
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junixxu
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tunixxi
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unixxi
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unixxu
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Conjugation of unixxa (i-type unadapted loan)
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| perfect
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m
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unixxejt
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unixxejt
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unixxa
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unixxejna
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unixxejtu
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unixxew
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| f
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unixxiet
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| imperfect
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m
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nunixxi
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tunixxi
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junixxi
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nunixxu
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tunixxu
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junixxu
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| f
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tunixxi
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| imperative
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unixxi
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unixxu
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| negative forms
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| perfect
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m
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unixxejtx
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unixxejtx
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unixxa
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unixxejniex
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unixxejtux
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unixxewx
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| f
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unixxietx
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| imperfect
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m
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nunixxix
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tunixxix
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junixxix
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nunixxux
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tunixxux
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junixxux
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| f
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tunixxix
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| imperative
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tunixxix
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tunixxux
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