malta

English Online Dictionary. What means malta‎? What does malta mean?

English

Etymology

From Spanish malta, in turn from German Malzbier.

Noun

malta (uncountable)

1. A non-alcoholic carbonated malt beverage, popular in Latin America.

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

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

Synonyms

• maltan kieli

Derived terms

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

• 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
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

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