hedda

See also: Hedda

Maltese edit

Root
h-d-w
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic هَدَّأَ (haddaʔa).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɛːd.da/

Verb edit

hedda (imperfect jheddi, past participle mheddi)

(archaic) to calm someone down; to cause to relax

Usage notes edit

The verb is now rare, in part because several of its forms merge with hedded (“to threaten”).

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of hedda
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	heddejt	heddejt	hedda	heddejna	heddejtu	heddew
perfect	f	heddejt	heddejt	heddiet	heddejna	heddejtu	heddew
imperfect	m	nheddi	theddi	jheddi	nheddu	theddu	jheddu
imperfect	f	nheddi	theddi	theddi	nheddu	theddu	jheddu
imperative			heddi			heddu

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

hedda (present tense heddar, past tense hedda, past participle hedda, passive infinitive heddast, present participle heddande, imperative hedda/hedd)

Alternative spelling of hedde