stabilixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• stabila

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta.bɪˈlɪʃ.ʃa/

• Audio (Gozo):

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Verb

stabilixxa (imperfect jistabilixxi, past participle stabilit, verbal noun stabilir)

1. Alternative form of stabbilixxa: 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 stabila above).

Conjugation of stabilixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	stabilejt	stabilejt	stabilixxa		stabilejna	stabilejtu	stabilew
	f			stabiliet
imperfect	m	nistabilixxi	tistabilixxi	jistabilixxi		nistabilixxu	tistabilixxu	jistabilixxu
	f			tistabilixxi
imperative			stabilixxi				stabilixxu

Conjugation of stabilixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	stabilixxejt	stabilixxejt	stabilixxa		stabilixxejna	stabilixxejtu	stabilixxew
	f			stabilixxiet
imperfect	m	nistabilixxi	tistabilixxi	jistabilixxi		nistabilixxu	tistabilixxu	jistabilixxu
	f			tistabilixxi
imperative			stabilixxi				stabilixxu

Related terms

• stabbiliment (stabiliment)