Máltach

Irish

Etymology

From Málta (“Malta”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Máltach (genitive singular masculine Máltaigh, genitive singular feminine Máltaí, plural Máltacha, not comparable)

1. Maltese (nationality)

Declension

Declension of Máltach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Máltach	Máltach	Máltacha
vocative	Máltaigh		Máltacha
genitive		Máltaí	Máltacha	Máltach
dative	Máltach	Máltach; Máltaigh (archaic)	Máltacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• Cros Mháltach
• measán Máltach

Related terms

• Máltais (“the Maltese language”)

Noun

Máltach m (genitive singular Máltaigh, nominative plural Máltaigh)

1. Maltese person

Declension

Declension of Máltach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Máltach Máltaigh vocative a Mháltaigh a Mháltacha genitive Máltaigh Máltach dative Máltach Máltaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Máltach na Máltaigh genitive an Mháltaigh na Máltach dative leis an Máltach don Mháltach leis na Máltaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Máltach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Máltach	Mháltach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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