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.

Further reading

• Malta (soft drink) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• talma, tamal

Catalan

Verb

malta

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

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian malta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmalta]

Noun

malta f (relational adjective maltový)

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

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	malta	malty
genitive	malty	malt
dative	maltě	maltám
accusative	maltu	malty
vocative	malto	malty
locative	maltě	maltách
instrumental	maltou	maltami

Declension of malta (hard feminine)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑltɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
• Hyphenation^(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.

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	—
abessive		maltatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of malta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maltani — accusative nom. maltani — gen. maltani genitive maltani — partitive maltaani — inessive maltassani — elative maltastani — illative maltaani — adessive maltallani — ablative maltaltani — allative maltalleni — essive maltanani — translative maltakseni — abessive maltattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maltasi — accusative nom. maltasi — gen. maltasi genitive maltasi — partitive maltaasi — inessive maltassasi — elative maltastasi — illative maltaasi — adessive maltallasi — ablative maltaltasi — allative maltallesi — essive maltanasi — translative maltaksesi — abessive maltattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maltamme — accusative nom. maltamme — gen. maltamme genitive maltamme — partitive maltaamme — inessive maltassamme — elative maltastamme — illative maltaamme — adessive maltallamme — ablative maltaltamme — allative maltallemme — essive maltanamme — translative maltaksemme — abessive maltattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maltanne — accusative nom. maltanne — gen. maltanne genitive maltanne — partitive maltaanne — inessive maltassanne — elative maltastanne — illative maltaanne — adessive maltallanne — ablative maltaltanne — allative maltallenne — essive maltananne — translative maltaksenne — abessive maltattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative maltansa — accusative nom. maltansa — gen. maltansa genitive maltansa — partitive maltaansa — inessive maltassaan maltassansa — elative maltastaan maltastansa — illative maltaansa — adessive maltallaan maltallansa — ablative maltaltaan maltaltansa — allative maltalleen maltallensa — essive maltanaan maltanansa — translative maltakseen maltaksensa — abessive maltattaan maltattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• maltan kieli

Derived terms

• maltantaa

Related terms

• maltalainen
• maltankielinen
• Malta

Etymology 2

Verb

malta

1. inflection of malttaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• lamat, malat

French

Verb

malta

1. 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)

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 1

Unknown. Possibly related to Malta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmaw.tɐ/ [ˈmaʊ̯.tɐ]

• (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".

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. farm workers, especially those working seasonally

Related terms

• maltês

Etymology 2

Verb

malta

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

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian malta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmalta]

Noun

malta f (relational adjective maltový, diminutive maltička)

1. mortar

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	malta	malty
genitive	malty	mált
dative	malte	maltám
accusative	maltu	malty
locative	malte	maltách
instrumental	maltou	maltami

Declension of malta (pattern žena)

Further reading

• “malta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English malt.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

malta f (plural maltas)

1. malt
2. malta

Descendants

• → English: malta

Further reading

• “malta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10