skont

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɔnt/

Etymology 1

From older Sicilian *sicundu (now sicunnu) and/or Italian secondo, both from Latin secundum.

Preposition

skont

1. according to, depending on

   Skontok x’inhija l-aktar ħaġa importanti?

   What’s the most important thing according to you? (in your opinion?)

Inflection

Inflected forms of skont
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		skonti		skontna
2nd person		skontok		skontkom
3rd person		skontu	skontha	skonthom

Alternative forms

• skond (superseded)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian sconto, from Latin discomputus.

Noun

skont m (plural skonti)

1. discount