Maltese

Malta +‎ -ese

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɑlˈtiz/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɒlˈtiːz/, /mɔːlˈtiːz/

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• Rhymes: -iːz

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1. (chiefly in the plural, plural "Maltese") An inhabitant or a resident of Malta.
2. (plural "Malteses") A small breed of dog with a long silky coat.
3. (uncountable) The Semitic language of Malta.

• Appendix:Maltese Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Maltese

• ISO 639-1 code mt, ISO 639-3 code mlt (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Maltese, mlt ⁠

Maltese (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Malta or its language.

Maltese

1. attributive form of Maltees

Maltese

1. plural of Maltees

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

1. A Maltese woman.

• Malta

• Maltees, meestal

• IPA^(key): /malˈteːzə/

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

1. person from Malta; Maltese

   Synonym: Malteser

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• “Maltese” in Duden online
• “Maltese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Maltese m or f by sense

1. a surname