abbellixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• abbella

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian abbellire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.bɛlˈlɪʃ.ʃa/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃʃa

Verb

abbellixxa (imperfect jabbellixxi, past participle abbellixxit, verbal noun abbellixxir)

1. to embellish

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 abbella above).

Conjugation of abbellixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	abbellejt	abbellejt	abbellixxa		abbellejna	abbellejtu	abbellew
	f			abbelliet
imperfect	m	nabbellixxi	tabbellixxi	jabbellixxi		nabbellixxu	tabbellixxu	jabbellixxu
	f			tabbellixxi
imperative			abbellixxi				abbellixxu

Conjugation of abbellixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	abbellixxejt	abbellixxejt	abbellixxa		abbellixxejna	abbellixxejtu	abbellixxew
	f			abbellixxiet
imperfect	m	nabbellixxi	tabbellixxi	jabbellixxi		nabbellixxu	tabbellixxu	jabbellixxu
	f			tabbellixxi
imperative			abbellixxi				abbellixxu

Related terms

• abbelliment