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Maltese
Mal·tese M0065900 (môl-tēz′, -tēs′)adj. Of or relating to Malta or its people, language, or culture.n. pl. Maltese 1. a. A native or inhabitant of Malta.b. A person of Maltese ancestry.2. The Semitic language of the people of Malta.3. A dog of a toy breed having a long silky white coat. The breed was developed in the Mediterranean region and has long been associated with Malta.4. A Maltese cat.Maltese (mɔːlˈtiːz) adj1. (Placename) of or relating to Malta, its inhabitants, or their language2. (Peoples) of or relating to Malta, its inhabitants, or their language3. (Languages) of or relating to Malta, its inhabitants, or their languagenpl -tese4. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Malta5. (Languages) the official language of Malta, a form of Arabic with borrowings from Italian, etc6. (Breeds) a breed of toy dog having a very long straight silky white coat7. (Breeds) a domestic fancy pigeon having long legs and a long neckMal•tese (mɔlˈtiz, -ˈtis)
n., pl. -tese,
adj. n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Malta. 2. the language of Malta: a form of North African Arabic heavily influenced by Italian, written in the Roman alphabet. 3. one of a breed of toy dogs with a long, silky white coat. adj. 4. of or pertaining to Malta, its people, or their language. [1605–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Maltese - a native or inhabitant of MaltaMalta, Republic of Malta - a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964European - a native or inhabitant of Europe | | 2. | Maltese - the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-FrenchMaltese language, MaltiSemitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family | | 3. |  Maltese - a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey catMaltese catdomestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis | | 4. |  Maltese - breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coatMaltese dog, Maltese terriertoy dog, toy - any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets | | Adj. | 1. |  Maltese - of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants; "Maltese customs officers" |
TranslationsMaltese → 马耳他人zhCN, 马耳他的zhCN, 马耳他语zhCNMaltese
Maltese (môltēz`), breed of very small toy dogtoy dog,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate very small breeds of dogs kept as pets. Some are selectively bred diminutive forms of larger breeds and others are naturally small.
..... Click the link for more information. of obscure origin that was widely popular in Europe by the beginning of the 19th cent. It stands about 5 in. (12.7 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 2 to 7 lb (0.9–1.4 kg). Its long, flat-lying, silky coat is pure white and hangs down on either side of the body almost to the ground. The Maltese is probably an ancient breed; dogs closely resembling the modern type were kept as lap dogs in Rome and Greece before the Christian era. Today's lively breed makes a popular house pet. See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. .Maltese a people; the principal population of the state of Malta. Population, more than 300,000 (1970, estimate). They speak a Semitic language, Maltese. The Maltese are Catholics. They are the descendants of ancient settlers, possibly of Phoenician origin. For many centuries, the Maltese were dominated by foreigners: Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Goths, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards, knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, French, and English. These conquerors influenced the Maltese way of life and culture to various degrees. The chief occupations of the Maltese are farming, horticulture, animal husbandry, fishing, and navigation.
Maltese the language of the population of the islands of Malta and Gozo; along with English, one of the two official languages of the state of Malta. Maltese is related to the Semitic language family. It originates from the language of the Arabs who occupied Malta between the ninth and 11th centuries. The sound system of Arabic underwent significant changes in Maltese: the emphatic consonants and h were lost; the phonemes p, v, ż [c], and ċ [č] appeared; the vowel system became more complex (five short and five long vowels and the diphthong ie [iə]); and the Arabic short vowels disappeared in many positions. The Arabic morphology remains basically the same, although cases and several other categories have been lost, and internal inflection has become considerably more complicated. New auxiliary words (for example, the preposition of the genitive case ta) appeared. The vocabulary and syntax of Maltese were influenced by European languages, especially Italian. The writing system is based on the Roman alphabet. Along with Italian and English, Maltese is the language of the schools, literature (since the 19th century), and the press. REFERENCESSutcliffe, E. A Grammar of the Maltese Language. London, 1936.
Dessoulavy, C. L. A Maltese-Arabic Word-List. London, 1938.
Aquilina, J. Maltese. London, 1965.A. B. DOLGOPOL’SKH Maltese1. the official language of Malta, a form of Arabic with borrowings from Italian, etc. 2. a breed of toy dog having a very long straight silky white coat 3. a domestic fancy pigeon having long legs and a long neck MedicalSeemaltese crossMaltese
Related to Maltese: Maltese languageSynonyms for Maltesenoun a native or inhabitant of MaltaRelated Words- Malta
- Republic of Malta
- European
noun the national language of the Republic of MaltaSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey catSynonymsRelated Words- domestic cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domesticus
- house cat
noun breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coatSynonyms- Maltese dog
- Maltese terrier
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