ġiex

Maltese

Maltese numbers ^(edit)

	2	3  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: tnejn     Attributive cardinal: (short form) żewġ, (long form) żewġt, (short form) ġiex, (long form) ġiext     Ordinal: tieni     Adverbial: darbtejn     Fractional: nofs

Etymology

A variant of ġux, which is an assimilated variant of żewġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪːʃ/

Numeral

ġiex m or f

1. short attributive form of of tnejn (“two”)

   Synonym: żewġ

   Coordinate term: (long attributive form) ġiext

   Alternative form: ġux

2. some, couple (a small number of)

   Alternative forms: ġux, ġix (“unstressed variant”), ġox (“unstressed variant”)

Usage notes

• The attributive forms are used before counted nouns. The short form is used before all words that start with a vowel or single consonant (except jiem). For the use before consonant clusters see the notes at ġiext.