Maltese

See also:maltese

English

Etymology

FromMalta+‎-ese.

Pronunciation

• (General American)IPA^(key):/mɑlˈtiz/
• (UK)IPA^(key):/mɒlˈtiːz/,/mɔːlˈtiːz/

• Audio(Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes:-iːz

Adjective

Maltese(notcomparable)

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

• Afrikaans:Maltees(af),Maltesies
• Arabic:مَالْطِيّ(mālṭiyy)
• Belarusian:мальты́йскі(malʹtýjski)
• Bulgarian:мальти́йски(malʹtíjski)
• Catalan:maltès(ca)

  Valencian:maltés(ca)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Malta／Malta(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)

Noun

Maltese(pluralMalteseorMalteses)

1. (chiefly in theplural,plural "Maltese")An inhabitant or aresidentof Malta.
2. (plural "Malteses")A smallbreedofdogwith a long silky coat.

Usage notes

As with other terms for people formed with-ese,the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Maltese", "writing about Maltese cuisine as a Maltese" ) is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Maltese" ) or before a noun likeperson,man,orwoman( "writing about Maltese cuisine as a Maltese person" ). See also-ish,which is similarly only used primarily as an adjective or as a plural noun.

Derived terms

• Maltese English
• Maltese starthistle

Translations

Maltese people collectively: plural

• Afrikaans:Maltesepl,Maltesiërspl
• Dutch:Maltezen(nl)pl
• Estonian:maltalased
• Finnish:maltalaiset
• Georgian:მალტელები(malṭelebi)
• German:Malteser(de)mpl
• Latvian:maltiešimpl
• Macedonian:Малтежаниpl(Maltežani)
• Portuguese:maltesesmpl
• Romanian:maltezimpl
• Spanish:malteses(es)mpl

inhabitant of Malta

• Afrikaans:Maltees(af),Maltesiër,Malteser
• Albanian:maltezm
• Arabic:مَالْطِيّm(mālṭiyy),مَالْطِيَّةf(mālṭiyya)
• Belarusian:мальты́ецm(malʹtýjec),мальты́йкаf(malʹtýjka)
• Bulgarian:малти́ецm(maltíec),малти́йкаf(maltíjka)
• Catalan:maltès(ca)m,maltesa(ca)f

  Valencian:maltés(ca)m,maltesa(ca)f

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Malta người／Malta người(mǎ'ěrtārén),Mã ngươi người khác／Mã ngươi người khác(zh)(mǎ'ěrtārén)

• Czech:Malťan(cs)m,Malťanka(cs)f
• Danish:malteserc
• 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)morf(Maltézos)
• Icelandic:Maltverjim,Möltumaðurm,Möltubúim
• Irish:Máltachm
• Japanese:マルタ người(マルタじん, Marutajin)
• Ladino:maltez
• Latin:Melitensis
• Latvian:maltietism,maltietef
• Macedonian:Малтежанецm(Maltežanec),Малтежанкаf(Maltežanka)
• Maltese:Malti(mt)m,Maltijaf
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:malteserm

  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:Malťanm,Malťankaf
• Slovene:Maltežàn(sl)m,Maltežánkaf
• Spanish:maltés(es)m
• Swedish:maltes(sv)c,maltesarec
• Turkish:Maltalı(tr)
• Ukrainian:мальті́єцьm(malʹtíjecʹ),мальті́йкаf(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 maltezm

Proper noun

Maltese

1. TheSemiticlanguage ofMalta.

Translations

language of Malta

• Afrikaans:Maltees(af)
• Arabic:الْمَالْطِيَّةf(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:Mã ngươi hắn ngữ／Mã ngươi hắn ngữ(zh)(Mǎ'ěrtāyǔ),Malta ngữ／Malta ngữ(zh)(Mǎ'ěrtāyǔ)

• Czech:maltštinaf
• 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)npl(maltézika)
• Icelandic:maltneska(is)f
• Irish:Máltaisf
• Italian:maltese(it)m,malti(it)m(rare)
• Japanese:マルタ ngữ(ja)(マルタご, Marutago)
• Khmer:ម៉ាល់ត៍(km)(malt)
• Korean:몰타어(ko)(molta'eo)
• Latvian:maltiešu valodaf,maltiešu
• Macedonian:малтешкиm(malteški)
• Maltese:il-Malti(mt)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål:maltesiskm

  Nynorsk:maltesisk(nn)m

• Polish:(język)maltańskim
• 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:Maltegf

See also

• Appendix:Maltese Swadesh listfor aSwadesh listof basic vocabulary words in Maltese

Further reading

• ISO 639-1codemt,ISO 639-3codemlt(SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Maltese,mlt⁠

Afrikaans

Adjective

Maltese

1. attributiveform ofMaltees

Noun

Maltese

1. pluralofMaltees

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

Maltesef(pluralMaltesen,diminutiveMalteesjen,masculineMaltees)

1. aMaltesewoman

Related terms

• Malta

Anagrams

• Maltees,meestal

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/malˈteːzə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Maltesem(weak,genitiveMaltesen,pluralMaltesen,feminineMaltesin)

1. person fromMalta;Maltese

   Synonym:Malteser

Declension

Declension ofMaltese[masculine, weak]

	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

Further reading

• “Maltese”inDudenonline
• “Maltese”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Maltesemorfby sense

1. asurname