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

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
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