"ddefenda" meaning in Maltese

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Verb

IPA: /(ɪ)d.dɛˈfɛn.da/
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian difendere and/or Sicilian difendiri, difenniri, both from Latin defendere. The form with de- existed as an older variant in Italian; it may also have been reinforced by Latin and/or English. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|it|difendere}} Borrowed from Italian difendere, {{bor|mt|scn|difendiri}} Sicilian difendiri, {{der|mt|la|defendo|defendere}} Latin defendere Head templates: {{mt-verb|jiddefendi|difiż|pp2=defendut|pp3=ddefendut}} ddefenda (imperfect jiddefendi, past participle difiż or defendut or ddefendut) Forms: jiddefendi [imperfect], difiż [participle, past], defendut [participle, past], ddefendut [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], ddefendejt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], ddefendejt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], ddefenda [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], ddefendejna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], ddefendejtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], ddefendew [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], ddefendejt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], ddefendejt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], ddefendiet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], ddefendejna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], ddefendejtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], ddefendew [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], niddefendi [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tiddefendi [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jiddefendi [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], niddefendu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tiddefendu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jiddefendu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], niddefendi [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tiddefendi [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tiddefendi [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], niddefendu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tiddefendu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jiddefendu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], ddefendi [imperative, second-person, singular], ddefendu [imperative, plural, second-person], ddefendejtx [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], ddefendejtx [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], ddefendejniex [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], ddefendejtux [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], ddefendewx [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], ddefendejtx [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], ddefendejtx [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], ddefendietx [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], ddefendejniex [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], ddefendejtux [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], ddefendewx [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], niddefendix [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tiddefendix [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jiddefendix [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], niddefendux [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tiddefendux [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jiddefendux [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], niddefendix [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tiddefendix [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tiddefendix [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], niddefendux [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tiddefendux [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jiddefendux [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], tiddefendix [imperative, second-person, singular], tiddefendux [imperative, plural, second-person], iddefenda [alternative], ddifenda [alternative]
  1. to defend Related terms: difiża
    Sense id: en-ddefenda-mt-verb-uMjh1IcH Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "g",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "third-person"
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    },
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        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "niddefendix",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "form": "tiddefendix",
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        "masculine",
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    },
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tiddefendix",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "iddefenda",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddifenda",
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      ]
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      "expansion": "ddefenda (imperfect jiddefendi, past participle difiż or defendut or ddefendut)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
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        [
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          "word": "difiża"
        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ɪ)d.dɛˈfɛn.da/"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "imperative",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "form": "niddefendix",
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        "imperfect",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiddefendix",
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        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jiddefendix",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "jiddefendux",
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        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "tiddefendix",
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    {
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "form": "tiddefendux",
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jiddefendux",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiddefendix",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiddefendux",
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        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iddefenda",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ddifenda",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jiddefendi",
        "2": "difiż",
        "pp2": "defendut",
        "pp3": "ddefendut"
      },
      "expansion": "ddefenda (imperfect jiddefendi, past participle difiż or defendut or ddefendut)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "difiża"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese i-type unadapted loan verbs",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Italian",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Italian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Maltese unadapted loan verbs",
        "Maltese verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to defend"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defend",
          "defend"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ɪ)d.dɛˈfɛn.da/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ddefenda"
}

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