Malta

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

English

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 Malta (disambiguation) on Wikipedia
Satellite image of Malta

Etymology

From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā, Māliṭā) etc., from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), apparently from μέλι (méli, honey) + (, -a: forming feminine place names) although its use for the island of Malta is considered uncertain. Some scholars consider it to represent the importance of the islands' indigenous bees and their output. Others consider it a transcription of Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, Grand Harbor, Cospicua), from 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, refuge, port), reapplied first to the island and then, after the Punic Wars, to its Roman seat of government at Mdina. Note however that Latin Malta is already attested in some medieval manuscripts of the Antonine Itinerary. See Wikipedia's articles on Melite and Malta. Doublet of Meleda and Mljet.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta

  1. An island country in Southern Europe. Capital: Valletta.
  2. The archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea composing the country.
  3. The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago.
  4. A small city, the county seat of Phillips County, Montana, United States.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

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Anagrams

Acehnese

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Afrikaans

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe; capital: Valletta)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago; capital: Valletta)

Asturian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmalta/,
  • Rhymes: -alta
  • Hyphenation: Mal‧ta

Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Basque

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta inan

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

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Further reading

Catalan

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Crimean Tatar

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Czech

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta f (related adjective maltský, demonym Malťan)

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

Further reading

  • Malta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • Malta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • Malta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Derived terms

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Dutch

Etymology

From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. The neighbourhood was named after the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, first attested in the form Maltha in 1641.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Malta n (adjective Maltees, demonym Maltees m or Maltezer m or Maltese f)

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
  3. A neighbourhood of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

See also

References

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

Anagrams

Estonian

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Etymology

From Maltese Malta, q.v.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta (genitive Malta, partitive Maltat)

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

Declension of Malta (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Malta
accusative nom.
gen. Malta
genitive
partitive Maltat
illative Maltasse
inessive Maltas
elative Maltast
allative Maltale
adessive Maltal
ablative Maltalt
translative Maltaks
terminative Maltani
essive Maltana
abessive Maltata
comitative Maltaga

Derived terms

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References

  • Malta in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • Malta”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

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Etymology

From Italian Malta.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

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
abessive Maltatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Malta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Maltani
accusative nom. Maltani
gen. Maltani
genitive Maltani
partitive Maltaani
inessive Maltassani
elative Maltastani
illative Maltaani
adessive Maltallani
ablative Maltaltani
allative Maltalleni
essive Maltanani
translative Maltakseni
abessive Maltattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Maltasi
accusative nom. Maltasi
gen. Maltasi
genitive Maltasi
partitive Maltaasi
inessive Maltassasi
elative Maltastasi
illative Maltaasi
adessive Maltallasi
ablative Maltaltasi
allative Maltallesi
essive Maltanasi
translative Maltaksesi
abessive Maltattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maltamme
accusative nom. Maltamme
gen. Maltamme
genitive Maltamme
partitive Maltaamme
inessive Maltassamme
elative Maltastamme
illative Maltaamme
adessive Maltallamme
ablative Maltaltamme
allative Maltallemme
essive Maltanamme
translative Maltaksemme
abessive Maltattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Maltanne
accusative nom. Maltanne
gen. Maltanne
genitive Maltanne
partitive Maltaanne
inessive Maltassanne
elative Maltastanne
illative Maltaanne
adessive Maltallanne
ablative Maltaltanne
allative Maltallenne
essive Maltananne
translative Maltaksenne
abessive Maltattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Maltansa
accusative nom. Maltansa
gen. Maltansa
genitive Maltansa
partitive Maltaansa
inessive Maltassaan
Maltassansa
elative Maltastaan
Maltastansa
illative Maltaansa
adessive Maltallaan
Maltallansa
ablative Maltaltaan
Maltaltansa
allative Maltalleen
Maltallensa
essive Maltanaan
Maltanansa
translative Maltakseen
Maltaksensa
abessive Maltattaan
Maltattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Gagauz

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Galician

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

German

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

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

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • Malta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Ido

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

See also

Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Derived terms

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Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta

  1. (New Latin) Synonym of Melita

Latvian

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

Etymology

From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta f (4th declension)

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
    Maltas salaMalta island
    Maltas salā atrodas valsts galvaspilsētathe country's capital is located on the island of Malta
  3. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe) (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

Declension

Synonyms

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Lithuanian

 Malta on Lithuanian Wikipedia
Málta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: Mal‧ta

Proper noun

Málta f (uncountable, related adjective maltiẽtiškas, demonym maltiẽtis, female demonym maltiẽtė) stress pattern 2

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe; official name: Máltos Respùblika)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

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Further reading

Maltese

Maltese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā) etc., from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Usage notes

  • For the sake of clarity and/or inclusiveness, the country as a whole may be referred to with terms such as Malta u Għawdex (Malta and Gozo), pajjiżna (our country), or il-gżejjer tagħna (our islands).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Malta
  • French: Malte
  • Irish: Málta
  • Italian: Malta
  • Portuguese: Malta
  • Spanish: Malta

Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Occitan

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Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Polish

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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta f (related adjective maltański)

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
nouns

See also

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe; official name: República de Malta)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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Romanian

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative Maltă Malta
genitive-dative Malte Maltei
vocative Maltă, Malto

See also

Sardinian

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Proper noun

Malta ?

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Mȃlta f (Cyrillic spelling Ма̑лта)

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta f (genitive singular Malty, declension pattern of žena, related adjective maltský, demonym Malťan, female demonym Malťanka)

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • Malta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Mȃlta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nominative Málta
genitive Málte
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Málta
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Málte
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Málti
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Málto
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Málti
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Málto

See also

Further reading

  • Malta”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • Malta”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Spanish

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Etymology

From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe; official name: República de Malta)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Further reading

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta n (genitive Maltas)

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Further reading

Tagalog

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Malta, q.v.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎ᜔ᜆ)

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Anagrams

Turkish

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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مالطه (Malta), from Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Derived terms

Turkmen

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

Uzbek

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)

Declension

Welsh

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Proper noun

Malta f

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)

Coordinate terms

West Frisian

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Proper noun

Malta

  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)