malta

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

English

Etymology

From Spanish malta, in turn from German Malzbier.

Noun

malta (uncountable)

1. A non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America.
   • 2016, Marion E. Currier, Linked

     I toasted him with my glass of malta.

Further reading

• Malta (soft drink) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• talma, tamal

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Czech

Etymology

From Italian malta.

Noun

malta f

1. mortar (mixture used for bonding bricks and stones)

Derived terms

• maltový

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

< Malta

Noun

malta

1. The Maltese language.

Usage notes

• The Finnish usage is changing with respect to the Maltese. The preferred term has until recently been maltan kieli, but at least the European Union is using malta. The development is logical, since this is the normal way to form names of languages in Finnish.
• See also usage notes under englanti

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	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		maltatta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of malta (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	maltani	maltamme
2nd person	maltasi	maltanne
3rd person	maltansa

Synonyms

• maltan kieli

Related terms

• maltalainen
• maltankielinen
• Malta

Etymology 2

Verb

malta

1. present active indicative connegative of malttaa
2. second-person singular present imperative of malttaa
3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of malttaa

Anagrams

• lamat, malat

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French

Verb

malta

1. third-person singular past historic of malter

Anagrams

• lamât

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin maltha, from Ancient Greek μάλθα (máltha).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

malta f (plural malte)

1. mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand, and water)

Descendants

• → Czech: malta
• → Slovak: malta

Verb

malta

1. inflection of maltare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Malta.

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: -altɐ, -awtɐ
• Hyphenation: mal‧ta

Noun

malta f (plural maltas)

1. (collective, derogatory) a group of troublemakers or vagabonds; rabble

   Synonyms: cambada, canalha, corja, choldra, patuleia, súcia

2. (collective) crowd, group

   Synonyms: gente, multidão

   • 1899, Coelho Neto, “XIV”, in A Conquista:

     Todos os jornais abolicionistas anunciaram e, no dia aprazado, à tarde, um homem misterioso apareceu na redação para prevenir o intrépido jornalista: "que uma grande malta estava assalariada para invadir o teatro no momento em que o primeiro orador aparecesse na tribuna".

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3. farm workers, especially those working seasonally

Related terms

• maltês

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Slovak

Etymology

From Italian malta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɫta/

Noun

malta f (genitive singular malty, nominative plural malty, genitive plural mált, declension pattern of žena)

1. mortar

Declension

Declension of malta

	singular	plural
nominative	malta	malty
genitive	malty	mált
dative	malte	maltám
accusative	maltu	malty
locative	malte	maltách
instrumental	maltou	maltami

Derived terms

• maltový

Further reading

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

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Spanish

Etymology

From English malt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -alta
• Hyphenation: mal‧ta

Noun

malta f (plural maltas)

1. malt
2. malta

Descendants

• → English: malta

Further reading

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