stabbilixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• stabilixxa
• stabbila

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stabilire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stab.bɪˈlɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

stabbilixxa (imperfect jistabbilixxi, past participle stabbilit, verbal noun stabbilir)

1. to establish

Conjugation

• The traditional rule is that the syllable -ixx- is lost before stressed endings; that is in the past tense, before -x, and before a pronominal suffix. The contemporary tendency is to either keep -ixx- in all forms or avoid it in all forms (see stabbila above).

Conjugation of stabbilixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	stabbilejt	stabbilejt	stabbilixxa		stabbilejna	stabbilejtu	stabbilew
	f			stabbiliet
imperfect	m	nistabbilixxi	tistabbilixxi	jistabbilixxi		nistabbilixxu	tistabbilixxu	jistabbilixxu
	f			tistabbilixxi
imperative			stabbilixxi				stabbilixxu

Conjugation of stabbilixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	stabbilixxejt	stabbilixxejt	stabbilixxa		stabbilixxejna	stabbilixxejtu	stabbilixxew
	f			stabbilixxiet
imperfect	m	nistabbilixxi	tistabbilixxi	jistabbilixxi		nistabbilixxu	tistabbilixxu	jistabbilixxu
	f			tistabbilixxi
imperative			stabbilixxi				stabbilixxu

Related terms

• stabbiliment (stabiliment)