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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish malta, in turn from German Malzbier.
Noun[edit]
malta (uncountable)
- A non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America.
- 2016, Marion E. Currier, Linked
- I toasted him with my glass of malta.
- 2016, Marion E. Currier, Linked
Further reading[edit]
Malta (soft drink) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
malta f
- mortar (mixture used for bonding bricks and stones)
Derived terms[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
< Malta
Noun[edit]
malta
- The Maltese language.
Usage notes[edit]
- 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[edit]
Inflection of malta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | maltani | maltamme |
2nd person | maltasi | maltanne |
3rd person | maltansa |
Synonyms[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
malta
- present active indicative connegative of malttaa
- second-person singular present imperative of malttaa
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative of malttaa
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Verb[edit]
malta
- third-person singular past historic of malter
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin maltha, from Ancient Greek μάλθα (máltha).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
malta f (plural malte)
- mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand, and water)
Descendants[edit]
Verb[edit]
malta
- inflection of maltare:
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Possibly related to Malta.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
malta f (plural maltas)
- (collective, derogatory) a group of troublemakers or vagabonds; rabble
- (collective) crowd, group
- 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".
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- farm workers, especially those working seasonally
Related terms[edit]
Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
malta f (genitive singular malty, nominative plural malty, genitive plural mált, declension pattern of žena)
Declension[edit]
Declension of malta
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- malta in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
malta f (plural maltas)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: malta
Further reading[edit]
- “malta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑltɑ
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