Stiefnu

Maltese Etymology mt scn Stefanu, from mt la Stephanus, from mt grc Στέφανος. Being an early borrowing, the word shows the regular phonetic development, i.e. loss of internal unstressed vowels and raising of the imala vowel. Pronunciation mt /ˈstɪːf.nu/ mt ɪːfnu 2 Proper noun proper noun m mt biblical Stephan saint and first Christian martyr mt male Sicilian < Latin < Ancient Greek Steven,Stephen mt Steno Fefu