hedda

See also: Hedda

Maltese

Root
h-d-w
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic هَدَّأَ (haddaʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːd.da/

Verb

hedda (imperfect jheddi, past participle mheddi)

1. (archaic) to calm someone down; to cause to relax

Usage notes

• The verb is now rare, in part because several of its forms merge with hedded (“to threaten”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of hedda

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	heddejt	heddejt	hedda		heddejna	heddejtu	heddew
	f			heddiet
imperfect	m	nheddi	theddi	jheddi		nheddu	theddu	jheddu
	f			theddi
imperative			heddi				heddu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hedda (present tense heddar, past tense hedda, past participle hedda, passive infinitive heddast, present participle heddande, imperative hedda/hedd)

1. Alternative spelling of hedde