Malta

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

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English

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”) + -η (-ē, “-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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒl.tə/, /ˈmɔːl.tə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑl.tə/, /ˈmɔl.tə/

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒltə, -ɔːltə
• Homophone: malter (non-rhotic)

Proper noun

Malta

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

Synonyms

• (country): Republic of Malta (official)
• (archipelago): Maltese Archipelago
• (island): Malta Island; Melita, Melite (historical)

Derived terms

• Knight of Malta
• Maltese

 

Translations

republic

• Abkhaz: Мальта (Malʲtʼa)
• Acehnese: Malta
• Afrikaans: Malta
• Albanian: Maltë f (indefinite), Malta (sq) f
• Amharic: ማልታ (malta)
• Arabic: مَالْطَا f (mālṭā), مَالْطَة f (mālṭa)
• Armenian: Մալթա (Maltʻa)
• Assamese: মাল্টা (malta)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ f (mīlēṭē)
• Asturian: Malta (ast)
• Azerbaijani: Malta (az)
• Bashkir: Мальта (Malʹta)
• Basque: Malta (eu)
• Belarusian: Ма́льта f (Málʹta)
• Bengali: মাল্টা (bn) (malṭa)
• Breton: Malta
• Bulgarian: Ма́лта (bg) f (Málta)
• Burmese: မော်လတာ (maula.ta)
• Buryat: Мальта (Malʹta)
• Carpathian Rusyn: Ма́лта f (Málta)
• Catalan: Malta (ca) f
• Chechen: Малта (Malta)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 馬爾他／马尔他 (maa⁵ ji⁵ taa¹), 馬耳他／马耳他 (maa⁵ ji⁵ taa¹)

  Mandarin: 馬耳他／马耳他 (zh) (Mǎ'ěrtā), 馬爾他／马尔他 (zh) (Mǎ'ěrtā)

  Wu: 馬耳他／马耳他 (⁶ma-gher-tha)

• Chuvash: Мальта (Malʹta)
• Crimean Tatar: Malta
• Czech: Malta (cs) f
• Danish: Malta (da)
• Dhivehi: މޯލްޓާ (mōlṭā)
• Dutch: Malta (nl) n
• Esperanto: Malto (eo)
• Estonian: Malta (et)
• Faroese: Malta n
• Finnish: Malta (fi)
• French: Malte (fr) f
• Friulian: Malte f
• Galician: Malta (gl) f
• Georgian: მალტა (ka) (malṭa)
• German: Malta (de)
• Greek:

  Modern: Μάλτα (el) f (Málta)

• Gujarati: માલ્ટા (mālṭā)
• Hausa: Malta
• Hebrew: מַלְטָה (he) f (málta)
• Hindi: माल्टा (hi) m (mālṭā)
• Hungarian: Málta (hu)
• Icelandic: Malta (is) f
• Igbo: please add this translation if you can
• Indonesian: Malta (id)
• Irish: Málta f
• Italian: Malta (it) f
• Japanese: マルタ (ja) (Maruta)
• Kalenjin: Malta
• Kamba: Malta
• Kannada: ಮಾಲ್ಟ (kn) (mālṭa)
• Kashubian: Malta f
• Kazakh: Мальта (kk) (Malta)
• Khmer: ម៉ាល់តា (maltaa)
• Kikuyu: Malta
• Korean: 몰타 (ko) (Molta), 말따 (ko) (Maltta) (North Korea)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Malta

• Kyrgyz: Мальта (Malta)
• Ladin: please add this translation if you can
• Ladino: please add this translation if you can
• Lao: ມານ (mān), ປະເທດມານ (pa thēt mān), ມານຕາ (mān tā)
• Latin: Melita (la) f
• Latvian: Malta (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Malta (lt) f
• Luhya: Malta
• Luo: Malta
• Luxembourgish: Malta n
• Macedonian: Малта (mk) f (Malta)
• Malay: Malta (ms)
• Malayalam: മാൾട്ട (māḷṭṭa)
• Maltese: Malta (mt)
• Maori: Merita
• Marathi: माल्टा (mālṭā)
• Meru: Malta
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Мальта (Malʹta)

• Nepali: माल्टा (mālṭā)
• Norman: Malte f
• Northern Sami: Malta
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Malta (no) n

  Nynorsk: Malta (nn) n

• Occitan: Malta (oc) f
• Odia: ମାଲଟା (mālaṭā)
• Old Church Slavonic:

  Cyrillic: Малта f (Malta) (modern)

• Ossetian: Мальтӕ (Malʹtæ)
• Pashto: مالتا f (māltā)
• Persian:

  Dari: مَالْتَا (māltā)

  Iranian Persian: مالْت (fa) (mâlt)

• Polish: Malta (pl) f
• Portuguese: Malta (pt) f
• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਮਾਲਟਾ m (mālṭā)

• Romanian: Malta (ro) f
• Russian: Ма́льта (ru) f (Málʹta)
• Scots: Maltae
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ма̑лта f

  Roman: Mȃlta (sh) f

• Silesian: Malta f
• Sinhalese: මෝල්ටාව (mōlṭāwa)
• Slovak: Malta f
• Slovene: Málta (sl) f
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: Malta f

  Upper Sorbian: Malta f

• Spanish: Malta (es) f
• Swahili: Malta (sw)
• Swedish: Malta (sv) n
• Tagalog: Malta
• Tajik: Малта (Malta)
• Tamil: மால்ட்டா (mālṭṭā)
• Tatar: Мальта (Mal’ta)
• Telugu: మాల్టా (te) (mālṭā)
• Thai: มอลตา (th) (mɔl-dtâa)
• Tibetan: མལ་ཏ (mal ta)
• Tigrinya: ማልታ (malta)
• Turkish: Malta (tr)
• Turkmen: Malta
• Ukrainian: Ма́льта (uk) f (Málʹta)
• Urdu: مالْٹا m (mālṭā)
• Uyghur: مالتا (malta)
• Uzbek: Malta (uz)
• Veps: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: Man-ta
• Volapük: Malteän (vo)
• Võro: please add this translation if you can
• Votic: please add this translation if you can
• Yakut: Мальта (Malta)
• Yiddish: מאַלטאַ (malta)
• Yoruba: Malata

island

• Afrikaans: Malta
• Arabic: مَالْطَا f (malṭā)
• Armenian: Մալթա (Maltʻa)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ f (mīlēṭē)
• Asturian: Malta (ast)
• Basque: Malta (eu)
• Breton: Malta
• Catalan: Malta (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬耳他島／马耳他岛 (Mǎ'ěrtā dǎo)

• Czech: Malta (cs) f
• Danish: Malta (da)
• Dutch: Malta (nl) n
• Esperanto: Malto (eo)
• Estonian: Malta (et)
• Faroese: Malta f
• Finnish: Malta (fi)
• French: Malte (fr) f
• Galician: Malta (gl)
• Georgian: მალტა (ka) (malṭa)
• German: Malta (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: Μελίτη f (Melítē)

  Modern: Μάλτα (el) f (Málta)

• Hebrew: מַלְטָה (he) f (málta)
• Hindi: माल्टा (hi) m (mālṭā)
• Hungarian: Málta (hu)
• Italian: Malta (it) f
• Japanese: マルタ (ja) (Maruta), マルタ島 (マルタとう, Maruta tō)
• Korean: 몰타 (ko) (Molta), 몰타섬 (moltaseom)
• Latin: Melita (la), Melitē f
• Latvian: Malta (lv) f, Maltas sala f
• Luxembourgish: Malta n
• Macedonian: Малта (mk) f (Malta)
• Maltese: Malta (mt)
• Marathi: माल्टा (mālṭā)
• Norman: Malte f
• Northern Sami: Malta
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Malta (no) n

  Nynorsk: Malta (nn) n

• Ottoman Turkish: مالطه (malte)
• Persian:

  Dari: مَالْتَا (māltā)

  Iranian Persian: مالْت (fa) (mâlt)

• Phoenician: 𐤀𐤍𐤍 ('nn)
• Polish: Malta (pl) f
• Portuguese: Malta (pt) f
• Romanian: Malta (ro) f
• Russian: Ма́льта (ru) f (Málʹta)
• Scots: Maltae
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ма̑лта f

  Roman: Mȃlta (sh) f

• Sicilian: Malta (scn) f, Marta f
• Silesian: Malta f
• Slovak: Malta f
• Slovene: Malta (sl) f
• Spanish: Malta (es) f
• Swedish: Malta (sv) n
• Thai: มอลตา (th) (mɔl-dtâa)
• Turkish: Malta (tr)
• Urdu: مالْٹا m (mālṭā)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Ido: ^{(please verify)} Malta (io)

See also

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

Anagrams

• talma, tamal

Acehnese

Proper noun

Malta

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

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Malta

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

Related terms

• Maltees
• Malteser
• Maltesiër
• Maltesies

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmalta/, [ˈmal̪.t̪a]
• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malta/ [mal̪.t̪a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alta
• Hyphenation: Mal‧ta

Proper noun

Malta inan

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

Declension

Declension of Malta (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite
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

Related terms

• maltar (“Maltese”)
• maltera (“Maltese language”)

 

Further reading

• “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmal.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈmal.ta]

• Audio (Valencia):

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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)

Related terms

• maltès

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Malta

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

Crimean Tatar

Proper noun

Malta

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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmalta]

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

Declension of Malta (sg-only hard feminine)

	singular
nominative	Malta
genitive	Malty
dative	Maltě
accusative	Maltu
vocative	Malto
locative	Maltě
instrumental	Maltou

Related terms

• maltština

 

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

Proper noun

Malta

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

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:

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• 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

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “malta”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Anagrams

• maalt

Estonian

Etymology

From Maltese Malta, q.v.

Pronunciation

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

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

• malta
• maltalane

 

See also

• (countries of Europe) Euroopa riigid; Albaania, Andorra, Armeenia, Aserbaidžaan, Austria, Belgia, Bosnia ja Hertsegoviina, Bulgaaria, Eesti, Georgia/Gruusia, Hispaania, Holland/Madalmaad, Horvaatia, Iirimaa/Iiri, Island, Itaalia, Kasahstan, Kreeka, Küpros, Leedu, Liechtenstein, Luksemburg, Läti, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norra, Poola, Portugal, Põhja-Makedoonia, Prantsusmaa, Rootsi, Rumeenia, Saksamaa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakkia, Sloveenia, Soome, Suurbritannia, Šveits, Taani, Tšehhi, Türgi, Ukraina, Ungari, Valgevene, Vatikan, Venemaa ^{(Category: et:Countries in Europe)}

References

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

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian Malta.

Pronunciation

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

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

• malta
• maltalainen
• maltankoira
• maltankuume
• maltanristi

 

See also

• (countries of Europe) Euroopan maat; Alankomaat, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaidžan, Belgia, Bosnia ja Hertsegovina, Bulgaria, Espanja, Georgia, Irlanti, Islanti, Iso-Britannia, Italia, Itävalta, Kazakstan, Kreikka, Kroatia, Kypros, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Liettua, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norja, Pohjois-Makedonia, Portugali, Puola, Ranska, Romania, Ruotsi, Saksa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Suomi, Sveitsi, Tanska, Tšekki, Turkki, Ukraina, Unkari, Valko-Venäjä, Vatikaani, Venäjä, Viro ^{(Category: fi:Countries in Europe)}

Anagrams

• lamat, malat

Gagauz

Proper noun

Malta

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

Galician

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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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)

Related terms

• maltés

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

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

• maltesisch
• Malteser
• Maltese

See also

• (countries of Europe) Staaten Europas; Albanien, Andorra, Belgien, Belarus, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Bulgarien, Deutschland, Dänemark, Estland, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Kroatien, Lettland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldau, Monaco, Montenegro, Nordmazedonien, Norwegen, Niederlande, Österreich, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, Russland, San Marino, Schweden, Schweiz, Serbien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Tschechien, Ukraine, Ungarn, Vereinigtes Königreich, Vatikanstadt, Weißrußland/Weißrussland, Zypern ^{(Category: de:Countries in Europe)}

Further reading

• “Malta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmalta/

Proper noun

Malta

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

See also

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

Italian

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

• maltese

See also

• (countries of Europe) paesi d'Europa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaigian, Belgio, Bielorussia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, Bulgaria, Cechia, Cipro, Città del Vaticano, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazakistan, Lettonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Macedonia del Nord, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norvegia, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Regno Unito, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Svizzera, Turchia, Ucraina, Ungheria ^{(Category: it:Countries in Europe)}

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmal.ta/, [ˈmäɫ̪t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmal.ta/, [ˈmäl̪t̪ä]

Proper noun

Malta

1. (New Latin) Synonym of Melita

Latvian

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

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Malta f (4th declension)

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

   Maltas sala ― Malta island

   Maltas salā atrodas valsts galvaspilsēta ― the country's capital is located on the island of Malta

3. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe) (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

See also

• (countries of Europe) Eiropas valstis; Albānija, Andora, Apvienotā Karaliste, Armēnija, Austrija, Azerbaidžāna, Baltkrievija, Beļģija, Bosnija un Hercegovina, Bulgārija, Čehija, Dānija, Francija, Grieķija, Gruzija, Horvātija, Igaunija, Islande/Īslande, Itālija, Īrija, Kazahstāna, Kipra, Krievija, Latvija, Lietuva, Lihtenšteina, Luksemburga, Malta, Melnkalne, Moldova, Monako, Nīderlande, Norvēģija, Polija, Portugāle, Rumānija, Sanmarīno, Serbija, Slovākija, Slovēnija, Somija, Spānija, Šveice, Turcija, Ukraina, Ungārija, Vatikāns, Vācija, Ziemeļmaķedonija, Zviedrija ^{(Category: lv:Countries in Europe)}

Lithuanian

Málta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɑˑltɐ]
• 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

    Declension of Málta

nominative	Málta
genitive	Máltos
dative	Máltai
accusative	Máltą
instrumental	Málta
locative	Máltoje
vocative	Málta

See also

• (countries of Europe) Europos šalys; Airija, Albanija, Andora, Armėnija, Austrija, Azerbaidžanas, Baltarusija, Belgija, Bosnija ir Hercegovina, Bulgarija, Čekija, Danija, Estija, Graikija, Gruzija, Gudija, Islandija, Ispanija, Italija, Jungtinė Karalystė, Juodkalnija, Kazachstanas, Kipras, Kroatija, Latvija, Lenkija, Lichtenšteinas, Lietuva, Liuksemburgas, Makedonija, Malta, Moldavija, Monakas, Nyderlandai, Norvegija, Portugalija, Prancūzija, Rumunija, Rusija, San Marinas, Serbija, Slovakija, Slovėnija, Suomija, Švedija, Šveicarija, Turkija, Ukraina, Vatikanas, Vengrija, Vokietija

Further reading

• “Malta”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• Malta in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

Maltese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːl.ta/

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

• Malti

 

Descendants

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Malta

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

Related terms

• malteser
• maltesisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Malta

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

Related terms

• maltesar
• maltesisk

Occitan

Proper noun

Malta f

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

Related terms

• maltés

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmal.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alta
• Syllabification: Mal‧ta

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

Declension of Malta

	singular
nominative	Malta
genitive	Malty
dative	Malcie
accusative	Maltę
instrumental	Maltą
locative	Malcie
vocative	Malto

Derived terms

nouns

• Maltanka
• Maltańczyk

 

Related terms

nouns

• maltańczyk

 

See also

• (countries of Europe) kraje Europy; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbejdżan, Belgia, Białoruś, Bośnia i Hercegowina, Bułgaria, Chorwacja, Cypr, Czarnogóra, Czechy, Dania, Estonia, Finlandia, Francja, Grecja, Gruzja, Hiszpania, Holandia/Niderlandy, Irlandia, Islandia, Kazachstan, Liechtenstein, Litwa, Luksemburg, Łotwa, Macedonia Północna, Malta, Mołdawia, Monako, Niemcy, Norwegia, Polska, Portugalia, Rosja, Rumunia, San Marino, Szwajcaria, Szwecja, Serbia, Słowacja, Słowenia, Turcja, Ukraina, Watykan, Węgry, Wielka Brytania, Włochy

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmal.tɐ/ [ˈmaɫ.tɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -altɐ, (Brazil) -awtɐ
• Homophone: malta
• Hyphenation: Mal‧ta

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

• maltês

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maltˈa]

• Audio:

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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)

Declension

declension of Malta (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) Maltă	Malta
genitive/dative	(unei) Malte	Maltei
vocative	Maltă, Malto

See also

• (countries of Europe) țările Europei; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaidjan, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia și Herțegovina, Bulgaria, Cehia, Cipru, Croația, Danemarca, Elveția, Estonia, Finlanda, Franța, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazahstan, Letonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburg, Macedonia de Nord, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Muntenegru, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugalia, Regatul Unit, România, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacia, Slovenia, Spania, Suedia, Turcia, Țările de Jos, Ucraina, Ungaria, Vatican ^{(Category: ro:Countries in Europe)}

Sardinian

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

Declension of Malta

	singular
nominative	Malta
genitive	Malte
dative	Malti
accusative	Maltu
vocative	Malto
locative	Malti
instrumental	Maltom

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmalta]

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

Declension of Malta

	singulare tantum
nominative	Malta
genitive	Malty
dative	Malte
accusative	Maltu
locative	Malte
instrumental	Maltou

Derived terms

• maltézsky rád

See also

• (countries of Europe) štáty Európy; Albánsko, Andorra, Arménsko, Azerbajdžan, Belgicko, Bielorusko, Bosna a Hercegovina, Bulharsko, Chorvátsko, Cyprus, Čierna Hora, Česko, Dánsko, Estónsko, Fínsko, Francúzsko, Grécko, Gruzínsko, Holandsko, Írsko, Island, Kazachstan, Lichtenštajnsko, Litva, Lotyšsko, Luxembursko, Maďarsko, Malta, Moldavsko, Monako, Nemecko, Nórsko, Poľsko, Portugalsko, Rakúsko, Rumunsko, Rusko, San Maríno, Severné Macedónsko, Slovensko, Slovinsko, Spojené kráľovstvo, Srbsko, Španielsko, Švédsko, Švajčiarsko, Taliansko, Turecko, Ukrajina, Vatikán ^{(Category: sk:Countries in Europe)}

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, 2024

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /máːlta/

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

Related terms

• Maltežȁn / Maltežȃnka
• maltẹ̑ški
• maltẹ̑ščina

See also

• (countries of Europe) držáve Evrópe; Albánija, Andóra, Arménija, Ávstrija, Azerbajdžán, Bélgija, Belorúsija, Bolgárija, Bósna in Hercegovína, Cíper, Čéška, Čŕna gôra, Dánska, Estónija, Fínska, Fráncija, Gŕčija, Grúzija, Hrváška, Írska, Islándija, Itálija, Kázahstan, Látvija, Lihtenštajn, Lítva, Lúksemburg, Madžárska, Málta, Moldávija, Monáko, Némčija, Nizozémska, Norvéška, Póljska, Portugálska, Romúnija, Rúsija, Sán Maríno, Séverna Makedónija, Slováška, Slovénija, Sŕbija, Špánija, Švédska, Švíca, Túrčija, Ukrajína, Vátikan, Zdrúženo kraljéstvo ^{(Category: sl:Countries in Europe)}

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal̪.t̪a]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -alta
• Syllabification: Mal‧ta

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

• fiebre de Malta

 

Related terms

• maltés/maltesa

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Malta

Further reading

• “Malta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Malta n (genitive Maltas)

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

Related terms

• maltes
• maltesare
• maltesisk
• maltesiska

Further reading

• Malta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Malta, q.v.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -alta
• Syllabification: Mal‧ta

Proper noun

Malta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎ᜔ᜆ)

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

Anagrams

• lamat

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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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

• Maltalı

Turkmen

Proper noun

Malta

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

Declension

    Declension of Malta

	singular only
nominative	Malta
accusative	Maltany
genitive	Maltanyň
dative	Maltā
locative	Maltada
ablative	Maltadan

Uzbek

Proper noun

Malta

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

Declension

Declension of Malta

	singular	plural
nominative	Malta	Maltalar
genitive	Maltaning	Maltalarning
dative	Maltaga	Maltalarga
definite accusative	Maltani	Maltalarni
locative	Maltada	Maltalarda
ablative	Maltadan	Maltalardan
similative	Maltadek	Maltalardek

Possessive forms of Malta

my	singular	plural
nominative	Maltam	Maltalarim
genitive	Maltamning	Maltalarimning
dative	Maltamga	Maltalarimga
definite accusative	Maltamni	Maltalarimni
locative	Maltamda	Maltalarimda
ablative	Maltamdan	Maltalarimdan
similative	Maltamdek	Maltalarimdek
your	singular	plural
nominative	Maltang	Maltalaring
genitive	Maltangning	Maltalaringning
dative	Maltangga	Maltalaringga
definite accusative	Maltangni	Maltalaringni
locative	Maltangda	Maltalaringda
ablative	Maltangdan	Maltalaringdan
similative	Maltangdek	Maltalaringdek
her/his/its	singular	plural
nominative	Maltasi	Maltalari
genitive	Maltasining	Maltalarining
dative	Maltasiga	Maltalariga
definite accusative	Maltasini	Maltalarini
locative	Maltasida	Maltalarida
ablative	Maltasidan	Maltalaridan
similative	Maltasidek	Maltalaridek
our	singular	plural
nominative	Maltamiz	Maltalarimiz
genitive	Maltamizning	Maltalarimizning
dative	Maltamizga	Maltalarimizga
definite accusative	Maltamizni	Maltalarimizni
locative	Maltamizda	Maltalarimizda
ablative	Maltamizdan	Maltalarimizdan
similative	Maltamizdek	Maltalarimizdek
your	singular	plural
nominative	Maltangiz	Maltalaringiz
genitive	Maltangizning	Maltalaringizning
dative	Maltangizga	Maltalaringizga
definite accusative	Maltangizni	Maltalaringizni
locative	Maltangizda	Maltalaringizda
ablative	Maltangizdan	Maltalaringizdan
similative	Maltangizdek	Maltalaringizdek
their	singular	plural
nominative	Maltasi	Maltalari
genitive	Maltasining	Maltalarining
dative	Maltasiga	Maltalariga
definite accusative	Maltasini	Maltalarini
locative	Maltasida	Maltalarida
ablative	Maltasidan	Maltalaridan	similative	Maltasidek	Maltalaridek

Welsh

Proper noun

Malta f

1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe)

Coordinate terms

• (countries of Europe) gwledydd Ewrop; Albania, yr Almaen, Andorra, Armenia, Awstria, Aserbaijan, Belarws, Bosnia a Hertsegofina, Bwlgaria, Casachstan, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmarc, y Deyrnas Unedig, Dinas y Fatican, Estonia, y Ffindir, Ffrainc, yr Eidal, Georgia, Gogledd Macedonia, Gwlad Belg, Gwlad Groeg, Gwlad Pwyl, Gwlad yr Iâ, Hwngari, yr Iseldiroedd, Iwerddon, Latfia, Liechtenstein, Lithwania, Lwcsembwrg, Malta, Moldofa, Monaco, Montenegro, Norwy, Portiwgal, Rwmania, Rwsia, San Marino, Sbaen, Serbia, Slofacia, Slofenia, Sweden, y Swistir, Tsiecia (y Weriniaeth Tsiec), Twrci, Wcráin ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Europe)}

Related terms

• Maltaidd (“Maltan”, adjective)
• Maltiad (“Maltan person”)

West Frisian

Proper noun

Malta

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