gerwel

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Maltese

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Root
g-r-w-l
1 term

Etymology

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Aquilina derives it from Italian garrulo (garrulous), from Latin garrulus, which is very plausible, at least as long as no Arabic or Berber connection can be identified.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gerwel (imperfect jgerwel, verbal noun gerwil)

  1. to babble, chatter
    Synonym: lablab

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of gerwel
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m gerwilt gerwilt gerwel gerwilna gerwiltu gerwlu
f gerwlet
imperfect m ngerwel tgerwel jgerwel ngerwlu tgerwlu jgerwlu
f tgerwel
imperative gerwel gerwlu