malta

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish malta, in turn from German Malzbier. === Noun === malta (uncountable) A non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America. === Further reading === Malta (soft drink) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === talma, tamal == Catalan == === Verb === malta inflection of maltar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian malta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmalta] === Noun === malta f (relational adjective maltový) mortar (mixture used for bonding bricks and stones) ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑltɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑltɑ Syllabification(key): mal‧ta Hyphenation(key): mal‧ta === Etymology 1 === From 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. ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== maltan kieli ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== maltalainen maltankielinen Malta === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== malta inflection of malttaa: present active indicative connegative second-person singular present imperative second-person singular present active imperative connegative === 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 === Inherited 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 1 === Unknown. Possibly related to Malta. ==== Pronunciation ==== 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 farm workers, especially those working seasonally ===== Related terms ===== maltês === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== malta inflection of maltar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “malta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “malta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian malta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /malta/, [ˈmalta] Rhymes: -alta Hyphenation: mal‧ta === Noun === malta f (relational adjective maltový, diminutive maltička) mortar ==== Declension ==== === 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 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English malt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -alta Syllabification: mal‧ta === Noun === malta f (plural maltas) malt malta ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: malta === 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