Máltais

See also: maltais, and Maltais

Irish

Etymology

From Málta (“Malta”) ‎ -is.

Proper noun

Máltais f (genitive Máltaise)

1. the Maltese language

Declension

Declension of Máltais

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Máltais Vocative a Mháltais Genitive Máltaise Dative Máltais

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Mháltais Genitive na Máltaise Dative leis an Máltais don Mháltais

Related terms

• Máltach (“Maltese”, adjective)
• Máltach m (“a Maltese person”)
• Poblacht Mhálta f (“the Republic of Malta”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Máltais	Mháltais	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Máltais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Máltais”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Máltais”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024