CilmeFrom Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v.
- declension-4, feminineMalta (an archipelago and country in Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea)
“Maltas karogs” — the flag of Malta
“1964. gada 21. septembrī Malta ieguva neatkarību no Apvienotās Karalistes” — on September 21st, 1964, Malta gained (its) independence from the United Kingdom
- declension-4, feminineMalta (the largest island in the Maltese Archipelago)
“Maltas sala” — Malta island
“Maltas salā atrodas valsts galvaspilsēta” — the country's capital is located on the island of Malta
FormasMalta(nominative, singular) · -(nominative, plural) · Maltas(genitive, singular) · -(genitive, plural) · Maltai(dative, singular) · -(dative, plural) · Maltu(accusative, singular) · -(accusative, plural) · Maltu(instrumental, singular) · -(instrumental, plural) · Maltā(locative, singular) · -(locative, plural) · Malta(singular, vocative) · -(plural, vocative)
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