Maltese

See also: maltese

English

Etymology

Malta +‎ -ese

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /mɑlˈtiz/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɒlˈtiːz/, /mɔːlˈtiːz/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • 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

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

Further reading

Adjective

Maltese (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

Derived terms
Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

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

  1. A Maltese woman.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /malˈteːzə/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Maltese m (weak, genitive Maltesen, plural Maltesen, feminine Maltesin)

  1. person from Malta; Maltese
    Synonym: Malteser

Declension
Declension of Maltese [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” in Duden online
  • “Maltese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Maltese m or f by sense

  1. a surname
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