Meanings
adjectiveMaltese (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to Malta or its language.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French
Similar
Broader
nouna term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat
Similar
Broader
nounbreed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat
Similar
Maltese dogMaltese terrier
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΜελίτη (Melítē)
- LatinMelita
- Arabicمَالِطَا (māliṭā)
- MalteseMalta
- ItalianMalta
- EnglishMalta
- EnglishMaltese
Translations
Afrikaans Maltees, Maltesies
- Malteespertaining to Malta or its language
- Maltesiespertaining to Malta or its language
- MalteseMaltese people collectively: plural
- MaltesiërsMaltese people collectively: plural
- Malteesinhabitant of Malta
- Maltesiërinhabitant of Malta
- Malteserinhabitant of Malta
- Malteesbreed of dog
- Malteserbreed of dog
- Malteeslanguage of Malta
Ancient Greek Μελιταῖος
- Μελιταῖος (Melitaîos)pertaining to Malta or its language
Arabic مَالْطِيّ, مَالْطِيّ
- مَالْطِيّ (mālṭiyy)pertaining to Malta or its language
- مَالْطِيّ (mālṭiyy)inhabitant of Malta
- مَالْطِيَّة (mālṭiyya)inhabitant of Malta
- الْمَالْطِيَّة (al-mālṭiyya)language of Malta
Basque maltera
- malteralanguage of Malta
Bulgarian мальти́йски, малти́ец
- мальти́йски (malʹtíjski)pertaining to Malta or its language
- малти́ец (maltíec)inhabitant of Malta
- малти́йка (maltíjka)inhabitant of Malta
Catalan maltès, maltés
- maltèspertaining to Malta or its language
- maltéspertaining to Malta or its language
- maltèsinhabitant of Malta
- maltesainhabitant of Malta
- maltésinhabitant of Malta
- maltesainhabitant of Malta
- maltèslanguage of Malta
- maltéslanguage of Malta
Chinese Mandarin 馬耳他的 /马耳他的, 馬耳他人 /马耳他人
- 馬耳他的 /马耳他的 (Mǎ'ěrtā de)pertaining to Malta or its language
- 馬耳他人 /马耳他人 (mǎ'ěrtārén)inhabitant of Malta
- 馬爾他人 /马尔他人 (mǎ'ěrtārén)inhabitant of Malta
- 馬爾濟斯 /马尔济斯 (mǎ'ěrjìsī)breed of dog
- 馬爾他語 /马尔他语 (Mǎ'ěrtāyǔ)language of Malta
- 馬耳他語 /马耳他语 (Mǎ'ěrtāyǔ)language of Malta
Czech maltský, Malťan
- maltskýpertaining to Malta or its language
- Malťaninhabitant of Malta
- Malťankainhabitant of Malta
- maltštinalanguage of Malta
Danish malteser, maltesisk
- malteserinhabitant of Malta
- maltesisklanguage of Malta
Dutch Maltees, Maltezen
- Malteespertaining to Malta or its language
- MaltezenMaltese people collectively: plural
- Malteesinhabitant of Malta
- Malteseinhabitant of Malta
- Maltezerinhabitant of Malta
- maltezerbreed of dog
- Malteeslanguage of Malta
Esperanto maltano, maltanino
- maltanoinhabitant of Malta
- maltaninoinhabitant of Malta
Estonian maltalased, maltalane
- maltalasedMaltese people collectively: plural
- maltalaneinhabitant of Malta
Finnish maltalainen, maltankielinen
- maltalainenpertaining to Malta or its language
- maltankielinenpertaining to Malta or its language
- maltalaisetMaltese people collectively: plural
- maltalaineninhabitant of Malta
- maltankoirabreed of dog
- maltalanguage of Malta
French maltais, Maltais
- maltaispertaining to Malta or its language
- Maltaisinhabitant of Malta
- Maltaiseinhabitant of Malta
- bichon maltaisbreed of dog
- maltaislanguage of Malta
German maltesisch, Malteser
- maltesischpertaining to Malta or its language
- MalteserMaltese people collectively: plural
- Malteserinhabitant of Malta
- Malteseinhabitant of Malta
- Malteserininhabitant of Malta
- Malteserbreed of dog
- Maltesischlanguage of Malta
Greek μαλτέζικος, Μαλτέζος
- μαλτέζικος (maltézikos)pertaining to Malta or its language
- Μαλτέζος (Maltézos)inhabitant of Malta
- μαλτέζικα (maltézika)language of Malta
Icelandic Maltverji, Möltumaður
- Maltverjiinhabitant of Malta
- Möltumaðurinhabitant of Malta
- Möltubúiinhabitant of Malta
- maltneskalanguage of Malta
Irish Máltach, Máltach
- Máltachpertaining to Malta or its language
- Máltachinhabitant of Malta
- Máltaislanguage of Malta
Italian maltese, maltese
- maltesepertaining to Malta or its language
- malteselanguage of Malta
- maltilanguage of Malta
Japanese マルタの, マルタ人
- マルタの (Maruta no)pertaining to Malta or its language
- マルタ人 (Marutajin)inhabitant of Malta
- マルチーズ (Maruchīzu)breed of dog
- マルタ語 (Marutago)language of Malta
Korean 몰타의, 몰타인
- 몰타의 (Molta-ui)pertaining to Malta or its language
- 몰타인 (moltain)inhabitant of Malta
- 몰타 사람 (molta saram)inhabitant of Malta
- 몰티즈 (moltijeu)breed of dog
- 말티즈 (maltijeu)breed of dog
- 몰타어 (molta'eo)language of Malta
Latin Melitēnsis, Maltēnsis
- Melitēnsispertaining to Malta or its language
- Maltēnsispertaining to Malta or its language
- Melitēsiuspertaining to Malta or its language
- Melitensisinhabitant of Malta
Latvian maltiešu, maltisks
- maltiešupertaining to Malta or its language
- maltiskspertaining to Malta or its language
- maltiešiMaltese people collectively: plural
- maltietisinhabitant of Malta
- maltieteinhabitant of Malta
- maltiešu valodalanguage of Malta
- maltiešulanguage of Malta
Norwegian Bokmål maltesisk, malteser
- maltesiskpertaining to Malta or its language
- malteserinhabitant of Malta
- maltesisklanguage of Malta
Polish maltański, Maltańczyk
- maltańskipertaining to Malta or its language
- Maltańczykinhabitant of Malta
- Maltankainhabitant of Malta
- maltańczykbreed of dog
- (język) maltańskilanguage of Malta
Portuguese maltês, malteses
- maltêspertaining to Malta or its language
- maltesesMaltese people collectively: plural
- maltêsinhabitant of Malta
- maltêslanguage of Malta
Romanian maltezi, maltez
- malteziMaltese people collectively: plural
- maltezinhabitant of Malta
- maltezăinhabitant of Malta
- bichon maltezbreed of dog
- maltezălanguage of Malta
Russian мальти́йский, мальти́ец
- мальти́йский (malʹtíjskij)pertaining to Malta or its language
- мальти́ец (malʹtíjec)inhabitant of Malta
- мальти́йка (malʹtíjka)inhabitant of Malta
- мальти́йский (malʹtíjskij)language of Malta
Slovak Malťan, Malťanka
- Malťaninhabitant of Malta
- Malťankainhabitant of Malta
Spanish maltés, malteses
- maltéspertaining to Malta or its language
- maltesesMaltese people collectively: plural
- maltésinhabitant of Malta
- bichón maltésbreed of dog
- maltéslanguage of Malta
Swahili Kimalta
- Kimaltalanguage of Malta
Swedish maltes, maltesare
- maltesinhabitant of Malta
- maltesareinhabitant of Malta
- maltesiskalanguage of Malta
Thai ภาษามอลตา
- ภาษามอลตา (paa-sǎa mɔl-dtâa)language of Malta
Turkish Maltalı, Maltaca
- Maltalıinhabitant of Malta
- Maltacalanguage of Malta
Ukrainian мальті́йський, мальті́єць
- мальті́йський (malʹtíjsʹkyj)pertaining to Malta or its language
- мальті́єць (malʹtíjecʹ)inhabitant of Malta
- мальті́йка (malʹtíjka)inhabitant of Malta
- мальті́йська мо́ва (malʹtíjsʹka móva)language of Malta
- мальті́йська (malʹtíjsʹka)language of Malta
Urdu مالْٹی, مالْٹی زَبان
- مالْٹی (mālṭī)pertaining to Malta or its language
- مالْٹی زَبان (mālṭī zabān)language of Malta
- مالْٹی (mālṭī)language of Malta
Vietnamese maltese, chó Malta
- maltesebreed of dog
- chó Maltabreed of dog
- tiếng Maltalanguage of Malta
Welsh Malteg
- Malteglanguage of Malta
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Maltese
pleasediseasefeesJapanesetreeskeysexpertiseoverseaseasePortugueseBelizeprixVietnameseLouisefreezebreezeteespressqueezeLebanesefriesteaseseizehes
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Maltese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maltese
MLA
“Maltese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maltese. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maltese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maltese.
Source: Maltese on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.