Malta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā), from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), apparently from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + -η (-ē, “-a: forming feminine place names”) although its use for the island of Malta is considered uncertain. Some scholars consider it to represent the importance of the islands' indigenous bees and their output. Others consider it a transcription of Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “Grand Harbor, Cospicua”), from 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ, “refuge, port”), reapplied first to the island and then, after the Punic Wars, to its Roman seat of government at Mdina. Note however that Latin Malta is already attested in some medieval manuscripts of the Antonine Itinerary. See Wikipedia's articles on Melite and Malta. Doublet of Meleda and Mljet. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒl.tə/, /ˈmɔːl.tə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.tə/, /ˈmɔl.tə/ enPR: môl′tə Rhymes: -ɒltə, -ɔːltə Homophone: malter (non-rhotic) === Proper noun === Malta An archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. Official name: Republic of Malta. Capital: Valletta. Synonym: Maltese Archipelago (archipelago) The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago. Synonyms: Malta Island; Melita, Melite (historical) A small city, the county seat of Phillips County, Montana, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Countries of the world Malta Island === References === === Anagrams === talma, tamal == Acehnese == === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) == Afrikaans == === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea; capital: Valletta) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago; capital: Valletta) ==== Related terms ==== Maltees Malteser Maltesiër Maltesies == Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -alta Syllabification: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /malta/ [mal̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -alta, -a Hyphenation: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta inan Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019 == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈmal.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmal.ta] === Proper noun === Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Related terms ==== maltès == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) == Cornish == === Etymology === From English Malta, from Maltese Malta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmaltə/ === Proper noun === Malta m Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === == Crimean Tatar == === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmalta] === Proper noun === Malta f (relational adjective maltský, demonym Malťan) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Malta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “Malta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “Malta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === == Dutch == === Etymology === From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. The neighbourhood was named after the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, first attested in the form Maltha in 1641. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.taː/ Hyphenation: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta n (adjective Maltees, demonym Maltees m or Maltezer m or Maltese f) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) a neighbourhood of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands === See also === === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Malta”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[3] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN === Anagrams === maalt == Estonian == === Etymology === From Maltese Malta, q.v. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑltɑ/, [ˈmɑltɑ] Rhymes: -ɑltɑ Hyphenation: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta (genitive Malta, partitive Maltat) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === References === Malta in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “Malta”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == Finnish == === Etymology === From Italian Malta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑltɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑltɑ Syllabification(key): Mal‧ta Hyphenation(key): Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Anagrams === lamat, malat == Gagauz == === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) == Galician == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Related terms ==== maltés == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Malta n (proper noun, genitive Maltas or (optionally with an article) Malta) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Derived terms ==== maltesisch Malteser Maltese === See also === === Further reading === “Malta”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[4] (in German) == Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmalta/ === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) === See also === == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē), possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal.t̪a] Rhymes: -alta Syllabification: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) === Noun === Malta (plural Malta-Malta) Maltese === Adjective === Malta (comparative lebih Malta, superlative paling Malta) Maltese === See also === == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Maltese Malta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmal.ta/ Rhymes: -alta Hyphenation: Màl‧ta === Proper noun === Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Derived terms ==== maltese === See also === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaɫ.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmal.ta] === Proper noun === Malta (New Latin) synonym of Melita == Latvian == === Etymology === From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Malta f (4th declension) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Maltas karogs ― the flag of Malta 1964. gada 21. septembrī Malta ieguva neatkarību no Apvienotās Karalistes ― on September 21st, 1964, Malta gained (its) independence from the United Kingdom Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) Maltas sala ― Malta island Maltas salā atrodas valsts galvaspilsēta ― the country's capital is located on the island of Malta ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Maltas Republika ==== Related terms ==== maltietis, maltiete maltisks maltiešu valoda === See also === == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmɑˑltɐ] Hyphenation: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Málta f (uncountable, relational adjective maltiẽtiškas, demonym maltiẽtis, female demonym maltiẽtė) stress pattern 1 Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea; official name: Máltos Respùblika) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Malta”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d. “Malta” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia] == Maltese == === Etymology === Inherited from Arabic مَالِطَا (māliṭā), from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek Μελίτη (Melítē). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmaːl.ta/ Rhymes: -aːlta === Proper noun === Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Usage notes ==== For the sake of clarity and/or inclusiveness, the country as a whole may be referred to with terms such as Malta u Għawdex (“Malta and Gozo”), pajjiżna (“our country”), or il-gżejjer tagħna (“our islands”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === See also === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Related terms ==== malteser maltesisk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Related terms ==== maltesar maltesisk == Occitan == === Proper noun === Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Related terms ==== maltés == Polish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmal.ta/ Rhymes: -alta Syllabification: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta f (related adjective maltański) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “Malta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[5] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “Malta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[6] (in Polish) Malta in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -awtɐ, (Portugal) -altɐ Homophone: malta Hyphenation: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta f (plural Maltas) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea; official name: República de Malta / República da Malta) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Usage notes ==== Malta is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === == Romanian == === Alternative forms === Малта (Malta) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmal.ta/ Rhymes: -alta Hyphenation: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== === See also === == Sardinian == === Proper noun === Malta ? Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mâːlta/ Hyphenation: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Mȃlta f (Cyrillic spelling Ма̑лта, relational adjective màltēškī, demonym Maltéžanin, female demonym Maltéžānka) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Malta”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /malta/, [ˈmalta] Rhymes: -alta Hyphenation: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta f (genitive singular Malty, declension pattern of žena, relational adjective maltský, demonym Malťan, female demonym Malťanka) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== maltézsky rád === See also === === 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, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /máːlta/ === Proper noun === Mȃlta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Maltežȁn / Maltežȃnka maltẹ̑ški maltẹ̑ščina === See also === === Further reading === “Malta”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “Malta”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Spanish == === Etymology === From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -alta Syllabification: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea; official name: República de Malta) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== maltés/maltesa ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: Malta === See also === === Further reading === “Malta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²malta/ === Proper noun === Malta n (genitive Maltas) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Related terms ==== maltes maltesare maltesisk maltesiska ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Malta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024) Svensk MeSH == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Malta, q.v. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -alta Syllabification: Mal‧ta === Proper noun === Malta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎ᜔ᜆ) Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) === Anagrams === lamat == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish مالطه (Malta), from Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Derived terms ==== Maltalı == Turkmen == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian Мальта (Malʹta). === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== == Uzbek == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian Мальта (Malʹta). === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) ==== Declension ==== == Welsh == === Proper noun === Malta f Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Maltaidd (“Maltan”, adjective) Maltiad (“Maltan person”) == West Frisian == === Proper noun === Malta Malta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea) Malta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)