niten

Maltese

Root
n-t-n
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَتِنَ (natina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪ.tɛn/

Verb

niten (imperfect jinten, verbal noun ntiena)

1. to stink (have a strong bad smell)

   Synonym: rejjaħ

2. to stink (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth)
3. to be the right thing [with għal]

Conjugation

Conjugation of niten
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ntint	ntint	niten		ntinna	ntintu	nitnu
	f			nitnet
imperfect	m	ninten	tinten	jinten		nintnu	tintnu	jintnu
	f			tinten
imperative			inten				intnu

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniː.ten/

Noun

nīten n (Late West Saxon)

1. Alternative form of nīeten

Declension

Declension of nīten (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nīten	nītenu
accusative	nīten	nītenu
genitive	nītenes	nītena
dative	nītene	nītenum

Swedish

Noun

niten

1. definite singular of nit