Maltese

See also: maltese

English

Etymology

Malta +‎ -ese

Pronunciation

• : IPA^(key): /mɑlˈtiz/
• : IPA^(key): /mɒlˈtiːz/, /mɔːlˈtiːz/
• Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

Maltese (countable and uncountable, plural Maltese or Malteses)

1. (chiefly in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.
2. (plural "Malteses") A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.
3. (uncountable) The Semitic language of Malta.

Translations

Maltese people collectively: plural

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

inhabitant of Malta

• Arabic: مَالْطِيّ m (mālṭiyy), مَالْطِيَّة f (mālṭiyya)
• 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) or 馬爾他人／马尔他人 (zh) (mǎ'ěrtārén), 马耳他人 (Mǎ'ěrtā-rén) or 马尔他人 (zh) (Mǎ'ěrtā-rén)

• Czech: Malťan (cs) m
• 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
• Georgian: მალტელი (malṭeli)
• German: Malteser (de) m, Maltese (de) m; Malteserin (de) f (female)
• Greek: Μαλτέζος (el) m or f (Maltézos)
• Irish: Máltach m
• Japanese: マルタ人 (Maruta-jin)
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• 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: maltański (pl) m
• Portuguese: maltês (pt)
• Romanian: maltez (ro) m, malteză (ro) f
• Russian: мальти́ец (ru) m (malʹtíjec), мальти́йка (ru) f (malʹtíjka)
• Slovene: Maltežàn (sl) m, Maltežánka f
• Spanish: maltés (es) m
• Swedish: maltes (sv) c
• Turkish: Maltalı (tr)

breed of dog

• Finnish: maltankoira (fi)
• French: bichon maltais (fr) m
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• German: Malteser (de)
• Romanian: bichon maltez m

language of Malta

• Arabic: اَلْمَالْطِيَّة 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), 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)
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• Japanese: マルタ語 (ja) (Maruta-go)
• Khmer: ម៉ាល់ត៍ (km) (malt)
• Korean: 몰타어 (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
• Swedish: maltesiska (sv)
• Thai: ภาษามอลตา (paasăa mondtaa)
• Turkish: Maltaca (tr)
• Welsh: Malteg f

See also

• Appendix:Maltese Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Maltese

Further reading

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Adjective

Maltese (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Maltese cat
• Maltese cross

• Maltese dog
• Malteseness

Translations

pertaining to Malta or its language

• Arabic: مَالْطِيّ (mālṭiyy)
• Catalan: maltès (ca)

  Valencian: maltés (ca)

• Chinese: 馬耳他的／马耳他的 (zh), 马耳他的 (Mǎ'ěrtā de)
• Czech: maltský (cs)
• Dutch: Maltees (nl)
• Finnish: maltalainen (fi), maltankielinen (of or pertaining to Maltese language)
• French: maltais (fr)
• Georgian: მალტური (malṭuri)
• German: maltesisch (de)
• Greek: μαλτέζικος (el) (maltézikos)
• Irish: Máltach
• Italian: maltese (it)
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• Japanese: マルタの (Maruta no)
• 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)

• Portuguese: maltês (pt)
• Russian: мальти́йский (ru) (malʹtíjskij)
• Slovene: maltéški (sl)
• Spanish: maltés (es)

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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

1. A Maltese woman.

Related terms

• Malta

Anagrams

• Maltees, meestal

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malˈteːzə/

Noun

Maltese m (genitive Maltesen, plural Maltesen, female Maltesin)

1. person from Malta; Maltese

Synonyms

• Malteser

Further reading

• “Maltese” in Duden online