keċċa

Maltese

Root
k-ċ-j
4 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cacciari (“to chase, hunt”), from Latin captiare, captare, derived from capere. The fact that the first syllable has undergone imala speaks in favour of an early borrowing. Cognate to English capture

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛt.t͡ʃa/

Verb

keċċa (imperfect jkeċċi, past participle mkeċċi or (obsolete) mkoċċi, verbal noun tkeċċija or tekċija)

1. to throw out, expel, chase off

Conjugation

Conjugation of keċċa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	keċċejt	keċċejt	keċċa		keċċejna	keċċejtu	keċċew
	f			keċċiet
imperfect	m	nkeċċi	tkeċċi	jkeċċi		nkeċċu	tkeċċu	jkeċċu
	f			tkeċċi
imperative			keċċi				keċċu