Maltese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sicilian cèdiri and/or Italian cedere, both from Latin cedere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ċeda (imperfect jċedi, past participle ċedut or mċedi)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to give up, to surrender, to cede
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to exhaust one's patience
  3. (intransitive) to abate
  4. (intransitive) to give away

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ċeda
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ċedejt ċedejt ċeda ċedejna ċedejtu ċedew
f ċediet
imperfect m nċedi ċċedi jċedi nċedu ċċedu jċedu
f ċċedi
imperative ċedi ċedu
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