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.

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Czech

Etymology

From Italian malta.

Noun

malta f

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

Derived terms

  • maltový

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

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

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French

Verb

malta

  1. third-person singular past historic of malter

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Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

malta f (plural malte)

  1. mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand, and water)
Descendants
  • Czech: malta
  • Slovak: malta

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

malta

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Malta.

Pronunciation

 
  • (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

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

Derived terms

  • maltový

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From English malt.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

malta f (plural maltas)

  1. malt
  2. malta

Descendants

Further reading

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