# malta
## English
### Etymology

From Spanish malta, in turn from German Malzbier.

### Noun

malta (uncountable)
* 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
* inflection of maltar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian malta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmalta]

### Noun

malta f (relational adjective maltový)
* mortar (mixture used for bonding bricks and stones)

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑltɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
* Hyphenation: mal‧ta

### Etymology 1

< 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

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
* 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: /ˈmal.ta/
* Rhymes: -alta
* Hyphenation: màl‧ta

### Etymology 1

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

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmaw.tɐ/ [ˈmaʊ̯.tɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈmaw.tɐ/ [ˈmaʊ̯.tɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈmaw.ta/ [ˈmaʊ̯.ta]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈmal.tɐ/ [ˈmaɫ.tɐ]
* 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
** 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)
* 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

## Slovak
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian malta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmalta]

### 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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English malt.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmalta/ [ˈmal̪.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -alta
* Syllabification: mal‧ta

### Noun

malta f (plural maltas)
* malt
* 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