ġiext

Maltese
Maltese numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: tnejn
    Attributive cardinal: (short form) żewġ, (long form) żewġt, (short form) ġiex, (long form) ġiext
    Ordinal: tieni
    Adverbial: darbtejn
    Fractional: nofs

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪːʃt/

Numeral

ġiext m or f

  1. long attributive form of of tnejn (“two”)
    Synonym: żewġt
    Coordinate term: (short attributive form) ġiex
    Alternative form: ġuxt

Usage notes
  • The attributive forms are used before counted nouns. The long form is used with broken plurals that begin with a consonant cluster. To the noun i- is then prefixed: tfal (“children”) → ġiext itfal (“two children”). Irregularly this also happens with jiem: ġiext ijiem (“two days”).
  • The use of the long form in the above contexts is predominantly observed, but for the most part is not entirely obligatory, meaning that ġiex tfal may also be heard.
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