Malta

Appendix:Variations of "malta" English <dab!> thumb|Satellite image of Malta Etymology en :bor it:Malta 1 en it - and en mt Malta, from en ar مَالِطَا, from en la Melita, from en grc Μελίτη, apparently from grc μέλι honey + grc -η -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 en phn 𐤌𐤋𐤈 Grand Harbor, Cospicua, from phn 𐤌𐤋𐤈 refuge, port, reapplied first to the island and then, after the Punic Wars, to its Roman seat of government at Mdina. Note however that la Malta is already attested in some medieval manuscripts of the Antonine Itinerary. See Wikipedia's articles on Melite and Malta. en Meleda Mljet. Pronunciation en /ˈmɒl.tə/ /ˈmɔːl.tə/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Malta.wav UK en /ˈmɑl.tə/ /ˈmɔl.tə/ US môl′təMalta 1131 3 Andorra (ǎndô′ru̇),Mal·ta 449 1 en en-us-Malta.ogg US en ɒltə ɔːltə 2 en malter non-rhotic Proper noun en Q233en archipelago/and/country r/Southern Europe in the Mediterranean Sea Valletta Republic of Malta. en Maltese Archipelago<qq:archipelago> en Bryony Jones Why is unity so important to Europe? w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/world/europe/european-unity-explainer 2012-09-06 Over the following decades, the EEC became the European Union, and expanded from the original six nations to today’s 27 members, from Finland in the north to Malta in the south. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202093516/https://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/world/europe/european-unity-explainer en Eliza Mackintosh No more excuses on resettling refugees, European Commission warns w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/europe/european-countries-not-meeting-refugee-resettling-obligations/index.html 2017-03-02 And so far just two member states, Malta and Finland, are on track to meet their resettling obligations. https://web.archive.org/web/20180125011850/https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/02/europe/european-countries-not-meeting-refugee-resettling-obligations/index.html en Q193896en largest island in the archipelago:Suf/Maltese. en Malta Island ; Melita Melite<qq:historical> en Q963370en small city/county seat co/Phillips County s/Montana c/USA. en town/and/hamlet therein, in co/Saratoga County s/New York c/USA. Derived terms en cross of Malta Knight of Malta Maltese Translations Q233 republic Abkhaz: ab Мальта Acehnese: ace Malta Afrikaans: af Malta Albanian: sq Maltë f indefinite, sq Malta f Amharic: am ማልታ Arabic: ar مَالْطَا f, ar مَالِطَة f Aramaic: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ f mīlēṭē Classical Syriac: syc ܡܝܼܠܹܛܵܐ f milēṭā Armenian: hy Մալթա Assamese: as মাল্টা Asturian: ast Malta Azerbaijani: az Malta Bashkir: ba Мальта Basque: eu Malta Belarusian: be Ма́льта f Bengali: bn মাল্টা Breton: br Malta Bulgarian: bg Ма́лта f Burmese: my မော်လတာ Buryat: bua Мальта Carpathian Rusyn: rue Ма́лта f Catalan: ca Malta f Chechen: ce Малта Chinese: Cantonese: yue 馬爾他, yue 馬耳他 Mandarin: cmn 馬耳他, cmn 馬爾他 Wu: wuu 馬耳他 Chuvash: cv Мальта Cornish: kw Malta m Crimean Tatar: crh Malta Czech: cs Malta f Danish: da Malta Dhivehi: dv މޯލްޓާ Dutch: nl Malta n Esperanto: eo Malto Estonian: et Malta Faroese: fo Malta n Finnish: fi Malta French: fr Malte f Friulian: fur Malte f Galician: gl Malta f Georgian: ka მალტა German: de Malta Greek: el Μάλτα f Gujarati: gu માલ્ટા Hausa: ha Malta Hebrew: he מַלְטָה f málta Hindi: hi माल्टा m Hungarian: hu Málta Icelandic: is Malta f Igbo: ig Indonesian: id Malta Irish: ga Málta f Italian: it Malta f Japanese: ja マルタ Maruta Kalenjin: kln Malta Kamba: kam Malta Kannada: kn ಮಾಲ್ಟ Kashubian: csb Malta f Kazakh: kk Мальта Khmer: km ម៉ាល់តា Kikuyu: ki Malta Korean: ko ^몰타, ko ^말따 North Korea Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr Malta Kyrgyz: ky Мальта Ladin: lld Ladino: lad Lao: lo ມານ, lo ປະເທດມານ, lo ມານຕາ Latin: la Melita f Latvian: lv Malta f Lithuanian: lt Malta f Luhya: luy Malta Luo: luo Malta Luxembourgish: lb Malta n Macedonian: mk Малта f Malay: ms Malta Malayalam: ml മാൾട്ട Maltese: mt Malta Māori: mi Merita Marathi: mr माल्टा Meru: mer Malta Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn Мальта Nepali: ne माल्टा Norman: nrf Malte f Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Malta Nynorsk: nn Malta n Occitan: oc Malta f Odia: or ମାଲଟା Old Church Slavonic: Cyrillic: cu Малта f modern Ossetian: os Мальтӕ Pashto: ps مالتا f māltā Persian: Dari: prs مَالْتَا Iranian Persian: fa-ira مالْت Polish: pl Malta f Portuguese: pt Malta f Punjabi: Gurmukhi: pa ਮਾਲਟਾ m Romanian: ro Malta f Russian: ru Ма́льта f Sami: Northern Sami: se Malta Scots: sco Maltae Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Ма̑лта f Latin: sh Mȃlta f Sicilian: scn Mauta f, scn Marta f Silesian: szl Malta f Sinhalese: si මෝල්ටාව Slovak: sk Malta f Slovene: sl Málta f Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb Malta f Upper Sorbian: hsb Malta f Spanish: es Malta f Swahili: sw Malta Swedish: sv Malta n Tagalog: tl Malta Tajik: tg Малта Tamil: ta மால்ட்டா Tatar: tt Мальта Telugu: te మాల్టా Thai: th มอลตา Tibetan: bo མལ་ཏ Tigrinya: ti ማልታ Turkish: tr Malta Turkmen: tk Malta Ukrainian: uk Ма́льта f Urdu: ur مالْٹا m Uyghur: ug مالتا Uzbek: uz Malta Veps: vep Vietnamese: vi Man-ta Volapük: vo Malteän Võro: vro Votic: vot Yakut: sah Мальта Yiddish: yi מאַלטאַ Yoruba: yo Malata island Afrikaans: af Malta Arabic: ar مَالْطَا f, ar مَالِطَة f Aramaic: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܡܝܼܠܹܛܹܐ f mīlēṭē Armenian: hy Մալթա Asturian: ast Malta Basque: eu Malta Breton: br Malta Catalan: ca Malta f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 馬耳他島 Mǎ'ěrtā dǎo Cornish: kw Malta m Czech: cs Malta f Danish: da Malta Dutch: nl Malta n Esperanto: eo Malto Estonian: et Malta Faroese: fo Malta f Finnish: fi Malta French: fr Malte f Galician: gl Malta Georgian: ka მალტა German: de Malta n Greek: el Μάλτα f Ancient Greek: grc Μελίτη f Hebrew: he מַלְטָה f málta Hindi: hi माल्टा m Hungarian: hu Málta Italian: it Malta f Japanese: ja マルタ Maruta, ja マルタ島 マルタとう, Maruta tō Korean: ko ^몰타, ko 몰타섬 Latin: la Melita, la Melitē f Latvian: lv Malta f, lv Maltas sala f Luxembourgish: lb Malta n Macedonian: mk Малта f Maltese: mt Malta Marathi: mr माल्टा Norman: nrf Malte f Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Malta Nynorsk: nn Malta n Persian: Dari: prs مَالْتَا Iranian Persian: fa-ira مالْت Phoenician: phn 𐤀𐤍𐤍 'nn Polish: pl Malta f Portuguese: pt Malta f Romanian: ro Malta f Russian: ru Ма́льта f Sami: Northern Sami: se Malta Scots: sco Maltae Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Ма̑лта f Latin: sh Mȃlta f Sicilian: scn Mauta f, scn Marta f Silesian: szl Malta f Slovak: sk Malta f Slovene: sl Malta f Spanish: es Malta f Swedish: sv Malta n Thai: th มอลตา Turkish: tr Malta Ottoman Turkish: ota مالطه malte Urdu: ur مالْٹا m Ido: io Malta See also Countries of the world Malta Island References Anagrams en aalmt talma tamal Acehnese ace: Proper noun ace proper noun ace Malta Q233,Q193896 Afrikaans af: Proper noun af Malta Q233,Q193896 Valletta Related terms af Maltees af Malteser af Maltesiër af Maltesies Asturian ast: Pronunciation Proper noun f ast Malta Q233,Q193896 Basque eu: Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q8752 (eus)-Xabier Cañas-Malta.wav> Proper noun in eu Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension in.pr Related terms eu maltar<t:Maltese> maltera<t:Maltese language> See also Further reading 38 Catalan ca: Pronunciation ca LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-Malta.wav Valencia Proper noun f ca Malta Q233,Q193896 Related terms ca maltès Central Nahuatl Proper noun nhn proper noun nhn Malta Q233,Q193896 Cornish kw: Flag of Malta.svg Baner Malta. EU-Malta.svg Malta yn an Unyans Europek. Etymology From kw en Malta, from kw mt Malta. Pronunciation kw /ˈmaltə/ Proper noun kw propn m kw Malta Q233,Q193896 Coordinate terms Derived terms kw Maltek<t:Maltese language> maltek<t:Maltese><pos:a> Maltyades<t:Maltese><g:f> Maltyas<t:Maltese><g:m> Mutation Crimean Tatar crh: Proper noun crh proper noun crh Malta Q233,Q193896 Czech cs: Pronunciation Proper noun f maltský Malťan cs Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension f.sg Related terms cs maltština Further reading Danish da: Proper noun da Malta Q233,Q193896 Derived terms da malteser maltesisk See also Dutch Etymology From nl it - and nl mt Malta, from nl ar -, from nl la Melita, from nl grc Μελίτη, possibly from nl phn 𐤌𐤋𐤈, q.v. The neighbourhood was named after the 1565 Great Siege of Malta, first attested in the form nl Maltha in 1641. Pronunciation nl /ˈmɑl.taː/ nl Nl-Malta.ogg nl Mal ta Proper noun n Maltees Maltees,Maltezer Maltese nl Malta Q233,Q193896 nl neighbourhood c/Schouwen-Duiveland p/Zeeland c/Netherlands See also References malta Anagrams nl maalt Estonian et: Etymology From et mt Malta, q.v. Pronunciation et ɑltɑ 2 et Mal ta Proper noun Malta Maltat et Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension Malta sg Derived terms et malta maltalane See also References Finnish fi: Etymology From fi it Malta. Pronunciation Proper noun fi Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension sg Malt a Derived terms fi malta maltalainen maltankoira maltankuume maltanristi See also Anagrams fi aalmt lamat malat Gagauz gag: Proper noun gag proper noun gag Malta Q233,Q193896 Galician Pronunciation gl Gl-Malta.ogg Proper noun f gl Malta Q233,Q193896 Related terms gl maltés German de: Pronunciation de De-Malta.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun toponym de Malta Q233,Q193896 Derived terms de maltesisch de Malteser de Maltese See also Further reading Ido io: Pronunciation Proper noun io proper noun io Malta Q233,Q193896 See also Indonesian id: Etymology id it - and id mt Malta, from id ar -, from id la Melita, from id grc Μελίτη, possibly from id phn 𐤌𐤋𐤈. Pronunciation Proper noun id Malta Q233,Q193896 Noun Maltese Adjective Maltese See also Italian it: Etymology it :bor mt:Malta it mt Malta. Pronunciation Màlta Proper noun f it Malta Q233,Q193896 Derived terms it maltese See also Latin Pronunciation Malta Proper noun la proper noun la New Latin la Melita Latvian lv: thumb|175px|Malta (Eiropā) thumb|130px|Maltas karogs thumb|175px|Maltas, Goco un Komino salas Etymology From lv it - and lv mt Malta, from lv ar -, from lv la -, from lv grc -, possibly from lv phn 𐤌𐤋𐤈, q.v. Pronunciation lv lv-riga-Malta.ogg Proper noun f 4th lv Malta Q233 lv Maltas karogs the flag of Malta lv 1964. gada 21. septembrī Malta ieguva neatkarību no Apvienotās Karalistes on September 21st, 1964, Malta gained (its) independence from the United Kingdom lv Malta Q193896 lv Maltas sala Malta island lv Maltas salā atrodas valsts galvaspilsēta the country's capital is located on the island of Malta Declension Malt a 4th no-pl proper Synonyms lv Maltas Republika Related terms lv maltietis, lv maltiete lv maltisks lv maltiešu valoda See also Lithuanian lt: thumb|250px|Málta Pronunciation lt [ˈmɑˑltɐ] lt Mal ta Proper noun f Málta - maltiẽtiškas maltiẽtis maltiẽtė 1 lt Malta Q233 Máltos Respùblika lt Malta Q193896 Declension Mált See also Further reading malta-3 Malta Maltese mt: Etymology mt :inh ar:مَالِطَا 3 1 Pronunciation mt /ˈmaːl.ta/ mt aːlta 2 Proper noun proper noun f mt Malta Q233,Q193896 Usage notes For the sake of clarity and/or inclusiveness, the country as a whole may be referred to with terms such as mt Malta u Għawdex Malta and Gozo, mt pajjiżna our country, or mt il-gżejjer tagħna our islands. Derived terms mt Malti Descendants en Malta 1 inc-hnd - 1 hi माल्टा ur مالْٹا pa - 1 pa 1 ਮਾਲਟਾ pa 1 مالْٹا fr Malte 1 ga Málta 1 it Malta 1 pt Malta 1 scn Mauta Marta 1 es Malta 1 See also Norwegian Bokmål no:Malta thumb|The flag of Malta. thumb|The location of Malta in Europe. Etymology nb, based on nb it Malta and nb mt Malta. These forms ultimately continue nb ar مَالِطَا Malta, from nb la Melita Malta, from nb grc Μελίτη Malta. The deeper origin of the Greek name is uncertain. It has traditionally been connected with grc μέλι honey, perhaps referring to the island’s honey production, while a derivation from a Phoenician word associated with refuge or a safe harbour has also been proposed. Parallel international adaptations include da Malta, sv Malta, de Malta, nl Malta, fi Malta and fr Malte Malta. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈmal.ta/ [ˈmàl.tǎ] nb alta 2 nb Mal ta Proper noun nb proper noun Malta; nb country cont/Europe, an island country in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Italy, with Valletta as its capital. nb Hun tilbrakte vinteren på Malta. She spent the winter in Malta. nb 21 July 2026 Nils Petter Thuesen; Sten Lundbo Malta Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Malta Malta er en republikk i Europa, som ligger i Middelhavet sør for Italia. Malta is a republic in Europe, located in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy. https://web.archive.org/web/20260922074711/https://snl.no/Malta 22 September 2026 Malta; nb island cont/Europe, the largest island in the country and archipelago of the same name, in the Mediterranean Sea. nb De utforsket Malta med leiebil. They explored the island of Malta by rental car. nb 4 August 2025 Fredrik Lyngås Pedersen Malta Lille norske leksikon https://lille.snl.no/Malta De fleste menneskene i landet bor på hovedøya som heter Malta. Most people in the country live on the main island, which is called Malta. Usage notes nb Malta denotes both the sovereign state and its largest island. The usual Norwegian preposition is nb på: på Malta. The official Norwegian long-form name is Republikken Malta (“the Republic of Malta”). Related terms nb malteser Maltese person nb maltesisk Maltese; Maltese language See also References Ray Fabri 2010 Maltese Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire 88 3 791–816 https://www.persee.fr/doc/rbph_0035-0818_2010_num_88_3_7804 21 July 2026 Nils Petter Thuesen; Sten Lundbo Malta Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Malta 3 August 2026 4 August 2025 Fredrik Lyngås Pedersen Malta Lille norske leksikon https://lille.snl.no/Malta 3 August 2026 I eller på Språkrådet https://sprakradet.no/godt-og-korrekt-sprak/praktisk-sprakbruk/i-eller-pa/ 3 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260803071043/https://sprakradet.no/godt-og-korrekt-sprak/praktisk-sprakbruk/i-eller-pa/ 3 August 2026 Navn på stater Språkrådet https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/navn-pa-stater/ 3 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260925220913/https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/navn-pa-stater/ 25 September 2026 Land Norge har diplomatiske forbindelser med Regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/ud/dep/diplomatiske-forbindelser-og-protokoll/norske-utenriksstasjoner/id2991088/ 3 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260929013054/https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/ud/dep/diplomatiske-forbindelser-og-protokoll/norske-utenriksstasjoner/id2991088/ 29 September 2026 Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn Malta Q233,Q193896 Related terms nn maltesar nn maltesisk Occitan oc: Proper noun f oc Malta Q233,Q193896 Related terms oc maltés Polish pl: Etymology pl 1 Pronunciation Pl-Malta.ogg Proper noun f maltański pl Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension s Derived terms pl nouns Maltanka Maltańczyk Related terms pl nouns maltańczyk See also Further reading pl exonyms Portuguese pt: Etymology From pt it - and pt mt Malta, from pt ar -, from pt la Melita, from pt grc -, possibly from pt phn 𐤌𐤋𐤈, q.v. Pronunciation pt awtɐ<a:Brazil> altɐ<a:Portugal> 2 pt malta pt Mal ta Proper noun f + pt Malta Q233 República de Malta//República da Malta pt Malta Q193896 Usage notes Derived terms pt maltês maltense See also Romanian ro: Alternative forms ro Малта new cyrl Pronunciation ro /ˈmal.ta/ ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Malta.wav ro alta 2 ro Mal ta Proper noun f ro Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension Malt sg See also Sardinian sc: Proper noun sc Malta Q233,Q193896 Serbo-Croatian sh:,sr:,hr:,bs: Pronunciation sh /mâːlta/ sh Mal ta Proper noun Mȃlta f màltēškī Maltéžanin Maltéžānka sh Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension Malta Malte Malti Maltu Malto Malti Maltom Further reading e1xlWRI%3D Slovak sk: Pronunciation Proper noun f Malty žena maltský Malťan Malťanka sk Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension Malta Malty Malte Maltu Malte Maltou Derived terms sk maltézsky rád See also Further reading Slovene sl: Pronunciation Mȃlta Proper noun Mȃlta f sl Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension Mált sg Related terms sl Maltežȁn / sl Maltežȃnka sl maltẹ̑ški sl maltẹ̑ščina See also Further reading Spanish es: Etymology From es it - and es mt Malta, from es ar -, from es la Melita, from es grc -, possibly from es phn 𐤌𐤋𐤈, q.v. Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Millars-Malta.wav<a:Spain>> Proper noun f es Malta Q233 República de Malta es Malta Q193896 Derived terms es fiebre de Malta Related terms es maltés/es maltesa Descendants tl Malta 1 See also Further reading Swedish sv: Pronunciation sv /²malta/ sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Malta.wav Proper noun n sv Malta Q233,Q193896 Related terms sv maltes sv maltesare sv maltesisk sv maltesiska See also Further reading 12 Svensk MeSH Tagalog tl: Etymology tl es Malta, q.v. Pronunciation Proper noun + tl Malta Q233,Q193896 Anagrams tl aalmt lamat Turkish tr: Etymology From tr ota مالطه Malta, from tr it - and tr mt Malta, from tr ar -, from tr la Melita, from tr grc -, possibly from tr phn -. Pronunciation tr LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Malta.wav Proper noun tr Malta Q233,Q193896 Derived terms tr Maltalı Turkmen tk: Etymology tk ru Мальта. Proper noun tk proper noun tk Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension a v yes Uzbek Etymology uz ru Мальта. uz: Proper noun uz proper noun uz Malta Q233,Q193896 Declension Welsh cy: Proper noun f cy Malta Q233 Coordinate terms Related terms cy Maltaidd Maltan a cy Maltiad Maltan person cy exonyms West Frisian fy: Proper noun fy proper noun fy Malta Q233,Q193896