dakinhar
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Maltese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dak in-nhar (“that day”). The gemination caused by the definite article was reduced when h was still a consonant. Outside the lexicalised adverb it was later restored, such that both are now pronounced differently. Compare the same in nofsinhar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]dakinhar