"vleġġa" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvlɛd.d͡ʒa/ Forms: vleġeġ [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian fileccia, itself borrowed from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, of Frankish origin. The voicing of the obstruents seems irregular (perhaps expressive for the swift movement). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|mt|scn|fileccia|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sicilian fileccia, {{bor+|mt|scn|fileccia}} Borrowed from Sicilian fileccia, {{der|mt|fro|fleche}} Old French fleche, {{der|mt|VL.|*fleccia}} Vulgar Latin *fleccia, {{dercat|mt|frk|gmw-pro|gem-pro}} Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=vleġeġ}} vleġġa f (plural vleġeġ)
  1. arrow Tags: feminine Related terms: qaws
    Sense id: en-vleġġa-mt-noun-hk6jn-fi Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vleġġa meaning in Maltese (1.6kB)

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      "ipa": "/ˈvlɛd.d͡ʒa/"
    }
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        "Maltese terms derived from Frankish",
        "Maltese terms derived from Old French",
        "Maltese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Maltese terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
        "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
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