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See also Appendix:Variations of "mal"

English[]

Etymology[]

From French mal (illness).

Noun[]

Singular
Mal

Plural
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Mal ({{{1}}})

  1. (only in set phrases) Illness, affliction.
    a grand mal seizure
  2. (surfing) Contraction of malibu. (the longboard type of surfboard).

Derived terms[]

  • (illness): grand mal

See also[]

Anagrams[]

  • alm,
  • lam, Lam.
  • MLA, M.L.A.

Albanian[]

Albanian Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia sq

Etymology[]

A substratum word, akin to Romanian mal.

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

Mal m. (indefinite plural male, definite singular mali, definite plural malet)

  1. mount
  2. mountain

Declension[]

Template:Sq-decl-noun


Dutch[]

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

Mal f. (plural mallen, diminutive malletje, plural diminutive malletjes)

  1. A device to help drawing shapes, a mold
  2. A device to help shaping objects in plaster or plastics etc.

Adjective[]

Mal m. (f & pl malle)

  1. funny, crazy, lacking common sense

Usage notes[]

The adjective mal always refers to an aspect of a thing or person. It is the adjective form of the noun mallerd.

Derived terms[]

  • mallerd

French[]

Etymology[]

From Old French mal, from Latin malus, derived from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (bad, wrong). Near cognates include Spanish malo and Italian male.

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

Mal m. (plural maux)

  1. trouble, difficulty
    J'ai du mal à m'imaginer celà. (“I have trouble imagining that.”)
  2. pain
    J'ai mal à la tête. (“I have a headache.” Literally, “I have pain at the head.”)
  3. evil

Derived terms[]

  • mal de l'air
  • mal de mer
  • mal du pays

Adverb[]

Mal

  1. badly
    C'est mal fait. (“It's done badly.”)

Adjective[]

Mal

  1. (in set phrases and limited constructions) bad
    bon an, mal an
    bon gré, mal gré
    Il est mal de [infinitive]
    C'est mal de [infinitive]

Synonyms[]

  • mauvais
  • méchant
  • vilain
  • laid
  • merdique (vulgar slang)

See also[]

  • pas mal
  • malade
  • maladie
  • malaise
  • mal-aimé
  • maladroit
  • malheur
  • malfaisant

Anagrams[]

  • alm,
  • AML

German[]

Adverb[]

mal

  1. times
    sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig
    six times seven is forty-two6 × 7 = 42

Icelandic[]

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: [maːl]
    Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1[]

From mala (to purr).

Noun[]

Mal n.

  1. purr
Declension[]

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Etymology 2[]

See malur.

Noun[]

Mal

  1. Accusative singular of malur.

Interlingua[]

Etymology[]

From Latin malus

Adjective[]

Mal

  1. bad
  2. evil

Adverb[]

Mal

  1. badly, poorly
  2. wrongfully, mis-

Noun[]

Mal

  1. bad, badness, something bad
  2. evil
  3. illness
  4. pain, ache

Italian[]

Noun[]

Mal m. inv.

  1. Apocopic form of male.

Kurdish[]

Noun[]

Mal f.

  1. home, house

Norwegian[]

Noun[]

Mal (m)

  1. template

Old French[]

Etymology[]

Latin malus.

Adverb[]

Mal

  1. evilly
  2. badly; poorly

Noun[]

Mal m. (oblique plural maus, nominative singular maus, nominative plural mal)

  1. evil
  2. pain, suffering

Descendants[]

  • French: mal (adverb and noun)

Old Portuguese[]

Adverb[]

Mal [[Category:Template:Roa-ptg adverbs|Mal]]

  1. badly

Portuguese[]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia pt

Pronunciation[]

Adverb[]

Mal (comparatives mais Mal, pior superlative o mais Mal)

  1. badly (faulty; not functional)
  2. erroneously, wrongly
  3. hardly

Related terms[]

  • mau

Conjunction[]

Mal

  1. hardly

Noun[]

Mal m.

  1. evil
  2. sickness

Romanian[]

Etymology[]

From Template:Xdc[[Category:ro:Template:Xdc derivations|Mal]] *mala or *malwa (attested in 'Dacia Maluensis') (< Proto-Indo-European *molH-). Has an Albanian cognate, mal (mountain).

Noun[]

Mal (plural maluri)

  1. shore

Serbo-Croatian[]

Etymology[]

From Proto-Slavic *malъ, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁los.

Pronunciation[]

Adjective[]

{{Template:Sh-adjective/script|mȃl}} (Template:Defin {{Template:Sh-adjective/script|mȃlī}}, Template:Compa {{Template:Sh-adjective/script|mȁnjī}}, Template:Sh-adjective/helperма̑л)

  1. small

Declension[]

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Related terms[]

  • màlen

Spanish[]

Pronunciation[]

  • IPA: [mäl], /mal/

Etymology[]

From Latin malus, derived from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (bad, wrong).

Adjective[]

Mal m. (apocopate, standard form malo)

  1. (before the noun) Apocopic form of malo. bad; evil

Usage notes[]

The adjective form mal is only used before a singular masculin noun. In other positions, malo is used instead.

Adverb[]

Mal (comparative peor)

  1. badly; poorly

Noun[]

Mal m. (plural males)

Singular
Mal m.

Plural
males m.

  • (Confirmation of this inflected form is sought) males
  1. evil; harm; a bad thing or situation
    de mal en peor — “from bad to worse”

Swedish[]

Pronunciation[]

Noun[]

Mal c.

  1. moth
  2. wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

Declension[]

Inflection for Mal Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form Mal Malen Malar Malarna
Possessive form Mals Malens Malars Malarnas

See also[]

  • fjäril c.
  • larv c.

Verb[]

Mal

  1. imperative of mala.
  2. present tense of mala.

Related terms[]

  • malström

Turkish[]

Etymology[]

From Arabic مال (māl), property).

Noun[]

Mal

  1. assets
  2. (slang) stupid person
  3. (slang) prostitute

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