Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian sillabare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)sˈsɪl.la.ba/, (colloquial) /(ɪ)s.sɪlˈlaː.ba/
  • Rhymes: -ɪllaba, (colloquial) -aːba

Verb edit

ssillaba (imperfect jissillaba, past participle ssillabat or sillabat, verbal noun ssillabar or sillabar)

  1. to syllabify

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of ssillaba
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ssillabajt ssillabajt ssillaba ssillabajna ssillabajtu ssillabaw
f ssillabat
imperfect m nissillaba tissillaba jissillaba nissillabaw tissillabaw jissillabaw
f tissillaba
imperative ssillaba ssillabaw

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