widna

Maltese

Root
’-d-n
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أُذُن (ʔuḏun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪd.na/

Noun

widna f (dual widintejn, plural widnejn)

  1. (anatomy) ear
  2. spy, informant

Inflection

Inflection of widna
singular plural
m f
singular 1st person widinti widnitna
2nd person widintek widnitkom
3rd person widintu widnitha widnithom
plural 1st person widnejja widnejna
2nd person widnejk widnejkom
3rd person widnejh widnejha widnejhom
  • Especially in informal Maltese, the possessive inflections of the plural are also used with singular meaning, then taking singular agreement, e.g. widnejh il-leminija (“his right ear”) instead of widintu l-leminija. This use occurs also with other paired body parts and is always restricted to the possessive.
  • qarquċa tal-widna

Noun

widna f (plural udieni)

  1. ear-like handle of a pot
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