xkupilja

Maltese

Alternative forms

• ixkupilja (after the article)

Etymology

Perhaps from Spanish escobilla (“brush”), borrowed via Sicilian, in which case the /p/ may reflect conflation with Maltese xkupa, Sicilian scupa (“broom”). Compare Neapolitan scupillo, Italian scoviglio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃkuˈpɪl.ja/

Noun

xkupilja f (plural xkupilji or xkupiljiet)

1. brush

Derived terms

• xkupilja tas-snien
• xkupilja tax-xagħar

 

Verb

xkupilja (imperfect jixkupilja, past participle xkupiljat, verbal noun xkupiljar)

1. to brush off (to remove with a brush)

Conjugation

Conjugation of xkupilja
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xkupiljajt	xkupiljajt	xkupilja		xkupiljajna	xkupiljajtu	xkupiljaw
	f			xkupiljat
imperfect	m	nixkupilja	tixkupilja	jixkupilja		nixkupiljaw	tixkupiljaw	jixkupiljaw
	f			tixkupilja
imperative			xkupilja				xkupiljaw

Related terms

• xkupa
• xkupiljatura