arrikkixxa

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian arricchìri and/or Italian arricchire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ar.rɪkˈkɪʃ.ʃa/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Verb

arrikkixxa (imperfect jarrikkixxa, past participle arrikkit)

  1. (chiefly figurative) to enrich

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 arrikka above).
    Conjugation of arrikkixxa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m arrikkejt arrikkejt arrikkixxa arrikkejna arrikkejtu arrikkew
f arrikkiet
imperfect m narrikkixxi tarrikkixxi jarrikkixxi narrikkixxu tarrikkixxu jarrikkixxu
f tarrikkixxi
imperative arrikkixxi arrikkixxu
    Conjugation of arrikkixxa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m arrikkixxejt arrikkixxejt arrikkixxa arrikkixxejna arrikkixxejtu arrikkixxew
f arrikkixxiet
imperfect m narrikkixxi tarrikkixxi jarrikkixxi narrikkixxu tarrikkixxu jarrikkixxu
f tarrikkixxi
imperative arrikkixxi arrikkixxu