ssillaba

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sillabare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)sˈsɪl.la.ba/, (colloquial) /(ɪ)s.sɪlˈlaː.ba/
• Rhymes: -ɪllaba, (colloquial) -aːba

Verb

ssillaba (imperfect jissillaba, past participle ssillabat or sillabat, verbal noun ssillabar or sillabar)

1. to syllabify

Conjugation

Conjugation of ssillaba

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ssillabajt	ssillabajt	ssillaba		ssillabajna	ssillabajtu	ssillabaw
	f			ssillabat
imperfect	m	nissillaba	tissillaba	jissillaba		nissillabaw	tissillabaw	jissillabaw
	f			tissillaba
imperative			ssillaba				ssillabaw

Related terms

• sillaba
• sillabarju
• sillabazzjoni
• sillabiku