Maltese

See also: maltese

English

Etymology

Malta +‎ -ese

Pronunciation

(US): IPA^(key): /ˌmɑlˈtiz/
(UK): IPA^(key): /ˌmɒlˈtɪiz/
Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

Maltese (plural Maltese or Malteses)

(chiefly plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.
(plural "Malteses") A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.

Translations

Maltese people collectively: plural

Dutch: Maltezen (nl) pl
Estonian: maltalased
Finnish: maltalaiset
Georgian: მალტელები (malṭelebi)
German: Malteser (de) m pl

Latvian: maltieši m pl
Macedonian: Малтежани pl (Maltežani)
Portuguese: malteses m pl
Romanian: maltezi m pl

inhabitant of Malta

Arabic: مَالْطِيّ‎‎ m (malṭiyy), مَالْطِيَّة‎‎ f (malṭiyya)
Catalan: maltès m, maltesa f
Valencian: maltés m, maltesa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬耳他人 or 馬爾他人 (zh), 马耳他人 (Mǎ'ěrtā-rén) or 马尔他人 (zh) (Mǎ'ěrtā-rén)
Czech: Malťan (cs) m
Dutch: Maltees (nl) m, Maltese (nl) f
Esperanto: maltano (man or woman), maltanino (woman)
Estonian: maltalane
Finnish: maltalainen (fi)
French: Maltais (fr) m, Maltaise (fr) f
Georgian: მალტელი (malṭeli)
German: Malteser (de) m, Maltese (de) m; Malteserin (de) f (female)
Greek: Μαλτέζος (el) m, f (Maltézos)
Irish: Máltach m
Japanese: マルタ人 (Maruta-jin)

Latin: Melitensis
Latvian: maltietis m, maltiete f
Macedonian: Малтежанец m (Maltežanec), Малтежанка f (Maltežanka)
Maltese: Malti (mt) m, Maltija f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: malteser m

Nynorsk: maltesar (nn) m
Polish: maltański (pl) m
Portuguese: maltês (pt)
Romanian: maltez (ro) m, malteză (ro) f
Russian: мальти́ец (ru) m (malʹtíjec), мальти́йка (ru) f (malʹtíjka)
Slovene: Maltežàn (sl) m, Maltežánka f
Spanish: maltés (es) m
Swedish: maltes (sv) c
Turkish: Maltalı (tr)

breed of dog

Finnish: maltankoira (fi)
French: bichon maltais (fr) m

Romanian: bichon maltez m

Proper noun

Maltese

The Semitic language of Malta.

Translations

language of Malta

Arabic: اَلْمَالْطِيَّة‎‎ f (al-malṭiyya)
Armenian: մալթայերեն (maltʿayeren)
Basque: maltera (eu)
Bengali: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: maltès m
Valencian: maltés m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬爾他語 (zh), 马耳他语 (zh) (Mǎ'ěrtāyǔ)
Czech: maltština f
Danish: maltesisk
Dutch: Maltees (nl) n
Finnish: malta (fi)
French: maltais (fr) m
Georgian: მალტური (malṭuri), მალტური ენა (malṭuri ena)
German: Maltesisch (de) n
Greek: μαλτέζικα (el) n pl (maltézika)
Irish: Máltais f
Italian: malti m

Japanese: マルタ語 (ja) (Maruta-go)
Khmer: ម៉ាល់ត៍ (km) (malt)
Korean: 몰타어 (ko) (Molta-eo)
Latvian: maltiešu valoda f, maltiešu
Macedonian: малтешки m (málteški)
Maltese: il-Malti
Norwegian:
Bokmål: maltesisk m

Nynorsk: maltesisk (nn) m
Polish: język maltański m
Portuguese: maltês (pt) m, maltês (pt) m
Romanian: malteză (ro) f
Russian: мальти́йский (ru) m (malʹtíjskij)
Slovene: maltéščina (sl) f
Spanish: maltés (es) m
Swedish: maltesiska (sv)
Thai: ภาษามอลตา (paasăa mondtaa)
Turkish: Maltaca (tr)

Adjective

Maltese (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

Derived terms

Maltese dog
Malteseness

Translations

pertaining to Malta or its language

Arabic: مَالْطِيّ‎‎ (malṭiyy)
Catalan: maltès m, maltesa f
Valencian: maltés m, maltesa f
Chinese: 馬耳他的, 马耳他的 (Mǎěrtā de)
Czech: maltský (cs)
Dutch: Maltees (nl)
Finnish: maltalainen (fi), maltankielinen (of or pertaining to Maltese language)
French: maltais (fr)
Georgian: მალტური (malṭuri)
German: maltesisch (de)
Greek: μαλτέζικος (el) (maltézikos)
Irish: Máltach
Italian: maltese (it)

Japanese: マルタの (marutano)
Latin: Melitensis, Maltensis (Mediaeval or New Latin); Melitesius (pertaining to Malta)
Latvian: maltiešu, maltisks
Macedonian: малтешки m (málteški)
Maltese: Malti (mt), il-Malti
Norwegian:
Bokmål: maltesisk

Nynorsk: maltesisk (nn)
Portuguese: maltês (pt)
Russian: мальти́йский (ru) (malʹtíjskij) (mal’tíjskij)
Slovene: maltéški (sl)
Spanish: maltés (es)

Dutch

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Noun

Maltese f (plural Maltesen, diminutive Malteesje n, masculine Maltees)

A Maltese woman.

Related terms

Malta

Anagrams

Maltees, meestal

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /malˈteːzə/

Noun

Maltese m (genitive Maltesen, plural Maltesen, feminine Maltesin)

person from Malta; Maltese

Declension

Declension of Maltese

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Maltese	die	Maltesen
genitive	eines	des	Maltesen	der	Maltesen
dative	einem	dem	Maltesen	den	Maltesen
accusative	einen	den	Maltesen	die	Maltesen

Synonyms

Malteser

Maltese

English

Etymology

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Adjective

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Dutch

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Noun

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German

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Noun

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