Meaning of -ijiet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a common plural suffix for nouns
   morpheme
2. used with native nouns in -ija as well as some borrowings with this ending (most Romance words have -iji instead)
   morpheme
3. used with borrowed nouns in -i or consonants as well as a small number of native nouns
   morpheme

Examples

“tfittxija (“search”) + -ijiet → tfittxijiet (“searches”)”

“gawwija (“seagull”) + -ijiet → gawwijiet (“seagulls”)”

“impressjoni (“impression”) + -ijiet → impressjonijiet (“impressions”)”

“patt (“pact”) + -ijiet → pattijiet (“pacts”)”

“sptar (“hospital”) + -ijiet → sptarijiet (“hospitals”)”

“omm (“mother”) + -ijiet → ommijiet (“mothers”)”

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