Maltese

See also: maltese

English

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Maltese

Wikipedia

Etymology

Malta +‎ -ese

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /mɑlˈtiz/
(UK) IPA^(key): /mɒlˈtiːz/, /mɔːlˈtiːz/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

Maltese (plural Maltese or Malteses)

(chiefly in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.
(plural "Malteses") A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.

Derived terms

Translations

Maltese people collectively: plural

Afrikaans: Maltese pl, Maltesiërs pl
Dutch: Maltezen (nl) pl
Estonian: maltalased
Finnish: maltalaiset
Georgian: მალტელები (malṭelebi)
German: Malteser (de) m pl
Latvian: maltieši m pl
Macedonian: Малтежани pl (Maltežani)
Portuguese: malteses m pl
Romanian: maltezi m pl
Spanish: malteses (es) m pl

inhabitant of Malta

Afrikaans: Maltees (af), Maltesiër, Malteser
Albanian: maltez m
Arabic: مَالْطِيّ m (mālṭiyy), مَالْطِيَّة f (mālṭiyya)
Belarusian: мальты́ец m (malʹtýjec), мальты́йка f (malʹtýjka)
Bulgarian: малти́ец m (maltíec), малти́йка f (maltíjka)
Catalan: maltès (ca) m, maltesa (ca) f
Valencian: maltés (ca) m, maltesa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬耳他人／马耳他人 (mǎ'ěrtārén), 馬爾他人／马尔他人 (zh) (mǎ'ěrtārén)
Czech: Malťan (cs) m, Malťanka (cs) f
Danish: malteser c
Dutch: Maltees (nl) m, Maltese (nl) f
Esperanto: maltano (man or woman), maltanino (woman)
Estonian: maltalane
Finnish: maltalainen (fi)
French: Maltais (fr) m, Maltaise (fr) f
Galician: maltés (gl) m
Georgian: მალტელი (malṭeli)
German: Malteser (de) m, Maltese (de) m; Malteserin (de) f (female)
Greek: Μαλτέζος (el) m or f (Maltézos)
Icelandic: Maltverji m, Möltumaður m, Möltubúi m
Irish: Máltach m
Japanese: マルタ人 (マルタじん, Marutajin)
Latin: Melitensis
Latvian: maltietis m, maltiete f
Macedonian: Малтежанец m (Maltežanec), Малтежанка f (Maltežanka)
Maltese: Malti (mt) m, Maltija f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: malteser m

Nynorsk: maltesar (nn) m
Polish: Maltańczyk (pl) m, Maltanka (pl) f
Portuguese: maltês (pt)
Romanian: maltez (ro) m, malteză (ro) f
Russian: мальти́ец (ru) m (malʹtíjec), мальти́йка (ru) f (malʹtíjka)
Slovak: Malťan m, Malťanka f
Slovene: Maltežàn (sl) m, Maltežánka f
Spanish: maltés (es) m
Swedish: maltes (sv) c, maltesare c
Turkish: Maltalı (tr)
Ukrainian: мальті́єць m (malʹtíjecʹ), мальті́йка f (malʹtíjka)

breed of dog

Afrikaans: Maltees (af), Malteser
Finnish: maltankoira (fi)
French: bichon maltais (fr) m
German: Malteser (de)
Polish: maltańczyk (pl) m
Romanian: bichon maltez m

Proper noun

Maltese

The Semitic language of Malta.

Translations

language of Malta

Afrikaans: Maltees (af)
Arabic: الْمَالْطِيَّة f (al-mālṭiyya)
Armenian: մալթայերեն (maltʻayeren)
Basque: maltera (eu)
Bengali: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: maltès (ca) m
Valencian: maltés (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬爾他語／马尔他语 (zh) (Mǎ'ěrtāyǔ), 馬耳他語／马耳他语 (zh) (Mǎ'ěrtāyǔ)
Czech: maltština f
Danish: maltesisk
Dutch: Maltees (nl) n
Finnish: malta (fi)
French: maltais (fr) m
Georgian: მალტური (malṭuri), მალტური ენა (malṭuri ena)
German: Maltesisch (de) n
Greek: μαλτέζικα (el) n pl (maltézika)
Icelandic: maltneska (is) f
Irish: Máltais f
Italian: maltese (it) m, malti (it) m (rare)
Japanese: マルタ語 (ja) (マルタご, Marutago)
Khmer: ម៉ាល់ត៍ (km) (malt)
Korean: 몰타어 (ko) (molta'eo)
Latvian: maltiešu valoda f, maltiešu
Macedonian: малтешки m (malteški)
Maltese: il-Malti (mt)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: maltesisk m

Nynorsk: maltesisk (nn) m
Polish: (język) maltański m
Portuguese: maltês (pt) m, maltês (pt) m
Romanian: malteză (ro) f
Russian: мальти́йский (ru) m (malʹtíjskij)
Slovene: maltéščina (sl) f
Spanish: maltés (es) m
Swahili: Kimalta
Swedish: maltesiska (sv)
Thai: ภาษามอลตา (paasăa mondtaa)
Turkish: Maltaca (tr)
Welsh: Malteg f

Adjective

Maltese (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to Malta or its language

Afrikaans: Maltees (af), Maltesies
Arabic: مَالْطِيّ (mālṭiyy)
Belarusian: мальты́йскі (malʹtýjski)
Bulgarian: мальти́йски (malʹtíjski)
Catalan: maltès (ca)
Valencian: maltés (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬耳他的／马耳他的 (zh) (Mǎ'ěrtā de)
Czech: maltský (cs)
Dutch: Maltees (nl)
Finnish: maltalainen (fi), maltankielinen (of or pertaining to Maltese language)
French: maltais (fr)
Galician: maltés (gl)
Georgian: მალტური (malṭuri)
German: maltesisch (de)
Greek: μαλτέζικος (el) (maltézikos)
Ancient: Μελιταῖος (Melitaîos)
Irish: Máltach
Italian: maltese (it)
Japanese: マルタの (ja) (Maruta no)
Korean: 몰타의 (ko) (moltaui)
Latin: Melitēnsis, Maltēnsis (Mediaeval, New Latin); Melitēsius (pertaining to Malta)
Latvian: maltiešu, maltisks
Macedonian: малтешки (malteški)
Maltese: (il-)Malti
Norwegian:
Bokmål: maltesisk

Nynorsk: maltesisk (nn)
Polish: maltański (pl)
Portuguese: maltês (pt)
Russian: мальти́йский (ru) (malʹtíjskij)
Slovene: maltéški (sl)
Spanish: maltés (es)
Ukrainian: мальті́йський (malʹtíjsʹkyj)

Afrikaans

Adjective

Maltese

attributive form of Maltees

Noun

Maltese

plural of Maltees

Dutch

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

Maltese f (plural Maltesen, diminutive Malteesje n, masculine Maltees)

A Maltese woman.

Related terms

Malta

Anagrams

Maltees, meestal

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /malˈteːzə/
Audio (file)

Noun

Maltese m (weak, genitive Maltesen, plural Maltesen, feminine Maltesin)

person from Malta; Maltese
Synonym: Malteser

Declension

Declension of Maltese

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Maltese	die	Maltesen
genitive	eines	des	Maltesen	der	Maltesen
dative	einem	dem	Maltesen	den	Maltesen
accusative	einen	den	Maltesen	die	Maltesen

Italian

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Maltese m or f by sense

a surname

Maltese

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