staġna
Maltese
editEtymology
editInternationalism, compare Sicilian stagnari, Italian stagnare, English stagnate. The /d͡ʒ/ might have arisen from contamination of Sicilian stagghiari (“to stagnate”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editstaġna (imperfect jistaġna, past participle staġnat, verbal noun staġnar)
- to stagnate
Conjugation
editConjugation of staġna | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | staġnajt | staġnajt | staġna | staġnajna | staġnajtu | staġnaw | |
f | staġnat | |||||||
imperfect | m | nistaġna | tistaġna | jistaġna | nistaġnaw | tistaġnaw | jistaġnaw | |
f | tistaġna | |||||||
imperative | staġna | staġnaw |