See also: malta, Málta, Maltā, mälta, and Maltą

EnglishEdit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 Malta (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
 
Satellite image of Malta

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Italian Malta or its source Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا(māliṭā), مَالِطَة(māliṭa) (modern مَالْطَا(mālṭā)), from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), which is disputed; from a Phoenician root 𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ), meaning "refuge" or from Ancient Greek μέλι, μέλιτος (méli, mélitos, honey). More at   Malta § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

PronunciationEdit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɔːl.tə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.tə/, /ˈmɔl.tə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːltə

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. A European country in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta
  2. The largest island of the Maltese archipelago.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Phillips County, Montana, United States.

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TranslationsEdit

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AcehneseEdit

 
Acehnese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

AsturianEdit

 
Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Malta f

  1. Malta

BasqueEdit

 
Basque Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /malta/, [mal̪.t̪a]

Proper nounEdit

Malta inan

  1. Malta

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Malta (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive Malta
ergative Maltak
dative Maltari
genitive Maltaren
comitative Maltarekin
causative Maltarengatik
benefactive Maltarentzat
instrumental Maltaz
inessive Maltan
locative Maltako
allative Maltara
terminative Maltaraino
directive Maltarantz
destinative Maltarako
ablative Maltatik
partitive Maltarik
prolative Maltatzat

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CatalanEdit

 
Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Malta f

  1. Malta

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Central NahuatlEdit

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta (a country in Europe)

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Malta f

  1. Malta

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Further readingEdit

  • Malta in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Malta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

DanishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), which is disputed; from a Phoenician root 𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ), meaning "refuge" or from Ancient Greek μέλι, μελίτος (méli, melítos, honey). More at Malta.

The name of the neighbourhood is first attested as Maltha in 1641. It was named after the island in honour of the Battle of Malta of 1565.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.taː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Mal‧ta

Proper nounEdit

Malta n

  1. Malta
  2. A neighbourhood of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

ReferencesEdit

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “malta”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

AnagramsEdit

EstonianEdit

 
Estonian Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

IPA(key): /ˈmɑltɑ/

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta (country)
  2. Malta (island)

DeclensionEdit

FinnishEdit

 
Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

From Italian Malta.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑltɑ/, [ˈmɑlt̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Mal‧ta

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

DeclensionEdit

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
Possessive forms of Malta (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person Maltani Maltamme
2nd person Maltasi Maltanne
3rd person Maltansa

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AnagramsEdit

GagauzEdit

 
Gagauz Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta (an island and country in Europe)

GalicianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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Malta f

  1. Malta

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GermanEdit

 
German Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

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Malta n (proper noun, genitive Maltas or (optionally with an article) Malta)

  1. Malta (an island and country in Southern Europe)

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Malta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

IdoEdit

 
Ido Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

See alsoEdit

ItalianEdit

 
Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmal.ta/
  • Rhymes: -alta
  • Syllabification: Màl‧ta

Proper nounEdit

Malta f

  1. Malta

Derived termsEdit

LatvianEdit

 Malta on Latvian Wikipedia
 
Malta (Eiropā)
 
Maltas karogs
 
Maltas, Goco un Komino salas

EtymologyEdit

The origin of this word is disputed. It may come from a Phoenician root 𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ), meaning “refuge”, or from the Ancient Greek word μέλι, μελίτος (méli, melítos, honey).

PronunciationEdit

(file)

Proper nounEdit

Malta f (4th declension)

  1. Malta (island in the Mediterranean, the largest of the islands that form the country of Malta)
    Maltas salaMalta island
    Maltas salā atrodas valsts galvaspilsētathe country's capital is located on the island of Malta
  2. Malta (country in the Mediterranean, comprising several islandsMalta, Gozo, Comino — with Valletta as its capital)
    Maltas karogsthe flag of Malta
    1964. gada 21. septembrī Malta ieguva neatkarību no Apvienotās Karalisteson September 21st, 1964, Malta gained (its) independence from the United Kingdom

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LithuanianEdit

 
Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Málta f

  1. Malta

DeclensionEdit

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MalteseEdit

 
Maltese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia mt

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Arabic مَالِطَا(māliṭā), مَالِطَة(māliṭa) (modern مَالْطَا(mālṭā)), from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē).

PronunciationEdit

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Malta f

  1. Malta (a country in Europe)
  2. Malta (an island in Europe)

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DescendantsEdit

  • English: Malta
  • Italian: Malta

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

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OccitanEdit

 
Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Malta f

  1. Malta

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PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island and country in Southern Europe)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

adjective
nouns

Further readingEdit

  • Malta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Malta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

 
Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

From Latin Melite, which is disputed; from a Phoenician root 𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ), meaning "refuge" or from Ancient Greek μέλι, μελίτος (méli, melítos, honey). More at Malta.

PronunciationEdit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmaw.tɐ/ [ˈmaʊ̯.tɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmaw.ta/ [ˈmaʊ̯.ta]

Proper nounEdit

Malta f

  1. Malta (an archipelago and country in Europe, in the Mediterranean)

Usage notesEdit

Malta is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

SardinianEdit

 
Sardinian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Malta ?

  1. Malta (a country in Europe)

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /mâːlta/
  • Hyphenation: Mal‧ta

Proper nounEdit

Mȃlta f (Cyrillic spelling Ма̑лта)

  1. Malta

DeclensionEdit

SlovakEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Malta f (genitive singular Malty, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Malta (an island and country in Europe)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Malta in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

SloveneEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Mȃlta f

  1. Malta

InflectionEdit

Feminine, a-stem
nominative Málta
genitive Málte
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Málta
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
dative
(dajȃlnik)
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Málti
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Málto

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Further readingEdit

  • Malta”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

SpanishEdit

 
Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

From Latin Melite, which is disputed; from a Phoenician root 𐤌𐤋𐤈(mlṭ), meaning "refuge" or from Ancient Greek μέλι, μελίτος (méli, melítos, honey). More at Malta.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal̪.t̪a]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alta
  • Syllabification: Mal‧ta

Proper nounEdit

Malta f

  1. Malta
    Synonym: República de Malta

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SwedishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Malta n (genitive Maltas)

  1. Malta

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TagalogEdit

 
Tagalog Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

From Spanish Malta (Malta).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmalta/, [ˈmal.tɐ]

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ottoman Turkish مالطه(Malta).

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

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TurkmenEdit

Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

UzbekEdit

 
Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta

DeclensionEdit

West FrisianEdit

 
West Frisian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper nounEdit

Malta

  1. Malta