"Málta" meaning in Irish

See Málta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmˠɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/ Forms: Mhálta [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Málta [error-unrecognized-form], Mhálta [error-unrecognized-form], - [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Italian and Maltese Malta, from Arabic, from Latin Melita, from Ancient Greek, possibly from Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ), q.v. Etymology templates: {{bor|ga|it|-}} Italian, {{bor|ga|mt|Malta}} Maltese Malta, {{der|ga|ar|-}} Arabic, {{der|ga|la|Melita}} Latin Melita, {{der|ga|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{der|ga|phn|𐤌𐤋𐤈}} Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤈 (mlṭ) Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Mhálta|||||||f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Málta m (genitive Mhálta), {{ga-proper noun|m|Mhálta}} Málta m (genitive Mhálta) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. Malta (an island country in Southern Europe; official name: Poblacht Mhálta) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Malta
    Sense id: en-Málta-ga-name-6BYauaKd Categories (other): Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header: 19 20 13 16 15 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 16 16 16 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 16 16 16 17 16 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. Malta (The largest island in the Maltese Archipelago) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Málta-ga-name-eHX8jrq7 Categories (other): Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header: 19 20 13 16 15 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 16 16 16 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 16 16 16 17 16 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Máltach (english: Maltese) [adjective], Máltach (english: Maltese person) [masculine], Máltais (english: the Maltese language) [feminine], Ord Mhálta (english: Order of Malta) [masculine]
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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    }
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    },
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      },
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    },
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
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        },
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      ],
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        [
          "Southern Europe",
          "Southern Europe#English"
        ],
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          "Poblacht Mhálta",
          "Poblacht Mhálta#Irish"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmˠɑːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/"
    }
  ],
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    "Irish terms borrowed from Italian",
    "Irish terms borrowed from Maltese",
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    "Irish terms derived from Arabic",
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      ],
      "word": "Máltach"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Máltais"
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    {
      "english": "Order of Malta",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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  "lang": "Irish",
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    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for Málta meaning in Irish (3.2kB)

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}

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