English

Satellite image of Malta

Proper noun

Malta

1. A European country in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta.
2. The largest island of the Maltese Archipelago.

Synonyms

• (country): Republic of Malta
• (island): Malta Island

Derived terms

• Maltese

Translations

See also

• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City ^{(Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Europe)}
• Appendix:Place names in Malta
• Countries of the world
• Malta Island

Anagrams

• tamal

Acehnese

Proper noun

Malta

1. Malta

Asturian

Proper noun

Malta f

1. Malta

Basque

Proper noun

Malta

1. Malta

Declension

"Malta" inanimate proper noun indefinite absolutive Malta ergative Maltak dative Maltari genitive Maltaren comitative Maltarekin causative Maltarengatik benefactive Maltarentzat instrumental Maltaz innesive Maltatan locative Maltatako allative Maltatara terminative Maltataraino directive Maltatarantz destinative Maltatarako ablative Maltatatik partitive Maltarik prolative Maltatzat Related terms maltera maltar Catalan Proper noun Malta f Malta Related terms maltès Czech Proper noun Malta f Malta Dutch Pronunciation Proper noun Malta n Malta Anagrams maalt Estonian Proper noun Malta Malta (country) Malta (island) Finnish Proper noun Malta Malta Declension Inflection of Malta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) nominative Malta — genitive Maltan — partitive Maltaa — illative Maltaan — singular plural nominative Malta — accusative nom. Malta — gen. Maltan genitive Maltan — partitive Maltaa — inessive Maltassa — elative Maltasta — illative Maltaan — adessive Maltalla — ablative Maltalta — allative Maltalle — essive Maltana — translative Maltaksi — instructive — — abessive Maltatta — comitative — — Derived terms malta maltalainen Anagrams lamat, malat Galician Pronunciation Proper noun Malta f Malta Related terms maltés German Proper noun Malta n ‎(genitive Maltas) Malta Derived terms maltesisch Malteser Maltese Italian Proper noun Malta f Malta Derived terms maltese Latvian Malta (Eiropā) Maltas karogs Maltas, Goco un Komino salas Etymology The origin of this word is disputed. It may come from a Phoenician root [script needed] ‎(mlṭ), meaning “refuge”, or from the Ancient Greek word μέλι, μελίτος ‎(méli, melítos, “honey”). Pronunciation Proper noun Malta f ‎(4th declension) Malta (island in the Mediterranean, the largest of the islands that form the country of Malta) Maltas sala‎ ― Malta island Maltas salā atrodas valsts galvaspilsēta‎ ― the country's capital is located on the island of Malta Malta (country in the Mediterranean, comprising several islands — Malta, Gozo, Comino — with Valletta as its capital) Maltas karogs‎ ― the flag of Malta 1964. gada 21. septembrī Malta ieguva neatkarību no Apvienotās Karalistes‎ ― on September 21st, 1964, Malta gained (its) independence from the United Kingdom Declension Declension of Malta (4th declension) singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis) nominative (nominatīvs) Malta — accusative (akuzatīvs) Maltu — genitive (ģenitīvs) Maltas — dative (datīvs) Maltai — instrumental (instrumentālis) Maltu — locative (lokatīvs) Maltā — vocative (vokatīvs) Malta — Synonyms Maltas Republika Related terms maltietis, maltiete maltisks maltiešu valoda Maltese Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈmɐltɐ/ Proper noun Malta f Malta Norwegian Bokmål Proper noun Malta Malta Related terms malteser maltesisk Norwegian Nynorsk Proper noun Malta Malta Related terms maltesar maltesisk Polish Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈmalta/ Proper noun Malta f Malta Declension declension of Malta singular nominative Malta genitive Malty dative Malcie accusative Maltę instrumental Maltą locative Malcie vocative Malto Derived terms Maltańczyk m, Maltanka f adjective: maltański Portuguese Pronunciation (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmaɫ.tɐ/ Homophone: malta Proper noun Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country of Europe in the Mediterranean) Serbo-Croatian Pronunciation IPA(key): /mâːlta/ Hyphenation: Mal‧ta Proper noun Mȃlta f ‎(Cyrillic spelling Ма̑лта) Malta Declension Declension of Malta singular nominative Malta genitive Malte dative Malti accusative Maltu vocative Malto locative Malti instrumental Maltom Slovak Proper noun Malta f Malta Declension declension pattern žena, stem Malt Derived terms maltézsky rád maltský Slovene Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈmáːlta/ Tonal orthography: mȃlta Proper noun Málta f ‎(genitive Málte) Malta Declension Declension of Málta (feminine, a-stem) singular nominative Málta accusative Málto genitive Málte dative Málti locative Málti instrumental Málto Related terms Maltežàn / Maltežánka maltéški maltéščina Spanish Proper noun Malta f Malta Related terms maltés/maltesa Swedish Proper noun Malta Malta Tagalog Etymology From Spanish Malta ‎(“Malta”). Proper noun Malta Malta Turkish Proper noun Malta Malta Derived terms Maltalı Turkmen Proper noun Malta Malta West Frisian Proper noun Malta Malta

English

Noun

malta ‎(uncountable)

1. A non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America

See also

• Malta (soft drink) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• tamal

Czech

Noun

malta f

1. mortar (mixture used for bonding bricks and stones)

Derived terms

• maltový

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mal‧ta
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
• IPA^(key): [ˈmɑltɑ]

Etymology 1

Noun

malta

1. The Maltese language.

Usage notes

• The Finnish usage is changing with respect to the Maltese. The preferred term has until recently been maltan kieli, but at least the European Union is using malta. The development is logical, since this is the normal way to form names of languages in Finnish.
• See also usage notes under englanti

Declension

Synonyms

• maltan kieli

Related terms

• maltalainen
• maltankielinen
• Malta

Etymology 2

Verb

malta

1. Indicative present connegative form of malttaa.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of malttaa.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of malttaa.

Anagrams

• lamat, malat

French

Verb

malta

1. third-person singular past historic of malter

Anagrams

• lamât

Italian

Etymology

From Latin maltha, from Ancient Greek μάλθα ‎(máltha).

Noun

malta f ‎(plural malte)

1. mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand, and water)

Verb

malta

1. third-person singular present indicative of maltare
2. second-person singular imperative of maltare

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Malta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mal‧ta
• Rhymes: -awtɐ

Noun

malta f (plural maltas)

1. (collective, pejorative) a group of troublemakers or vagabonds; rabble
2. (collective) crowd, group
   • 1899, Coelho Neto, “XIV”, in A Conquista:

     Todos os jornais abolicionistas anunciaram e, no dia aprazado, à tarde, um homem misterioso apareceu na redação para prevenir o intrépido jornalista: "que uma grande malta estava assalariada para invadir o teatro no momento em que o primeiro orador aparecesse na tribuna".

3. farm workers, especially those working seasonally

Synonyms

• (troublemakers): cambada, canalha, corja, choldra, patuleia, súcia
• (crowd): gente, multidão

Related terms

• maltês

Slovak

Noun

malta f, malty pl

malt stem

mált genitive pl

declension pattern

žena malta

1. mortar

Spanish

Etymology

From English malt.

Noun

malta f ‎(plural maltas)

1. malt
2. malta