istitwixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• istitwa

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian istituire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪs.tɪtˈwɪʃ.ʃa/

Verb

istitwixxa (imperfect jistitwixxi, past participle istitwit, verbal noun istitwir)

1. to institute

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 istitwa above).

Conjugation of istitwixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	istitwejt	istitwejt	istitwixxa		istitwejna	istitwejtu	istitwew
	f			istitwiet
imperfect	m	nistitwixxi	tistitwixxi	jistitwixxi		nistitwixxu	tistitwixxu	jistitwixxu
	f			tistitwixxi
imperative			istitwixxi				istitwixxu

Conjugation of istitwixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	istitwixxejt	istitwixxejt	istitwixxa		istitwixxejna	istitwixxejtu	istitwixxew
	f			istitwixxiet
imperfect	m	nistitwixxi	tistitwixxi	jistitwixxi		nistitwixxu	tistitwixxu	jistitwixxu
	f			tistitwixxi
imperative			istitwixxi				istitwixxu

Related terms

• istitut (stitut)
• istitutur
• istituzzjonali
• istituzzjonalizza
• istituzzjoni