malta
See also: Malta, Málta, Maltā, mälta, and Maltą
English
Etymology
From Spanish malta, in turn from German Malzbier.
Noun
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
Malta (soft drink) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- talma, tamal
Czech
Etymology
From Italian malta.
Noun
malta f
- 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
- 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
Verb
malta
- present active indicative connegative of malttaa
- second-person singular present imperative of malttaa
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative of malttaa
Anagrams
- lamat, malat
French
Verb
malta
- third-person singular past historic of malter
Anagrams
- lamât
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)
- 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
- inflection of maltare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- 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)
- (collective, derogatory) a group of troublemakers or vagabonds; rabble
- Synonyms: cambada, canalha, corja, choldra, patuleia, súcia
- (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".
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- farm workers, especially those working seasonally
Related terms
- maltês
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)
- 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
Spanish
Etymology
From English malt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal̪.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -alta
- Syllabification: mal‧ta
Noun
malta f (plural maltas)
- malt
- malta
Descendants
- → English: malta
Further reading
- “malta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014