għaxart

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːʃart/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaˤːʃart/ (archaic)

Numeral

għaxart m or f

1. long attributive form of għaxra (“ten”)

Usage notes

• The attributive forms are used before counted nouns. The long form is used with nouns beginning with a consonant cluster, to which i- is then prefixed: tfal (“children”) → għaxart itfal (“ten children”). Only rarely is it also used with actual vowel-initial nouns.

Coordinate terms

• għaxar (short attributive form)