pittur

Maltese

Root
p-t-r
5 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian pitturi, from Latin pictor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪtˈtuːr/

Noun

pittur m (plural pitturi, feminine pittur or pittura)

1. painter (artist)

Usage notes

• Similar to certain other words in -ur, the feminine form is slightly awkward because it also means “painting”. The basic form may be used instead, either with feminine or masculine agreement. So for “She is a well known painter” one could say Hija pittura magħrufa / pittur magħrufa / pittur magħruf. In the plural pittur and pittura merge in any case, however.

See also

• bajjad
• żebbiegħ