żvanixxa

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian svanire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zvaˈnɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

żvanixxa (imperfect jiżvanixxi)

1. to disappear, vanish

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 żvana above).

Conjugation of żvanixxa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	żvanejt	żvanejt	żvanixxa		żvanejna	żvanejtu	żvanew
	f			żvaniet
imperfect	m	niżvanixxi	tiżvanixxi	jiżvanixxi		niżvanixxu	tiżvanixxu	jiżvanixxu
	f			tiżvanixxi
imperative			żvanixxi				żvanixxu

Conjugation of żvanixxa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	żvanixxejt	żvanixxejt	żvanixxa		żvanixxejna	żvanixxejtu	żvanixxew
	f			żvanixxiet
imperfect	m	niżvanixxi	tiżvanixxi	jiżvanixxi		niżvanixxu	tiżvanixxu	jiżvanixxu
	f			tiżvanixxi
imperative			żvanixxi				żvanixxu