keċċa

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Maltese

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Root
k-ċ-j
4 terms

Etymology

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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

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Verb

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

  1. to throw out, expel, chase off

Conjugation

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    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