abolixxa

Maltese

Alternative forms

• abbolixxa
• abola

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian abolire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bɔˈlɪʃ.ʃa/

• Audio (Gozo)

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃʃa

Verb

abolixxa (imperfect jabolixxi, past participle abolit or abolut, verbal noun abolir)

1. to abolish, to annul

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 abola above).

Conjugation of abolixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	abolejt	abolejt	abolixxa		abolejna	abolejtu	abolew
	f			aboliet
imperfect	m	nabolixxi	tabolixxi	jabolixxi		nabolixxu	tabolixxu	jabolixxu
	f			tabolixxi
imperative			abolixxi				abolixxu

Conjugation of abolixxa
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	abolixxejt	abolixxejt	abolixxa		abolixxejna	abolixxejtu	abolixxew
	f			abolixxiet
imperfect	m	nabolixxi	tabolixxi	jabolixxi		nabolixxu	tabolixxu	jabolixxu
	f			tabolixxi
imperative			abolixxi				abolixxu

Related terms

• abolizzjoni
• abolizzjoniżmu