male
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[edit] English
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Middle English male, borrowed from Old French masle, malle (Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus (“‘masculine, a male’”), diminutive of mās (“‘male, masculine’”).
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male (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- Belonging or referring to the sex which is generally characterized as having the smaller gametes (for species which have two sexes and for which this distinction can be made) which fertilize the female-produced eggs.
- (figuratively) having an external plug which penetrates the female counterpart, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
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belonging or referring to the sex having the smaller gametes
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having an external plug
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[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
male (plural males)
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human of masculine gender
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animal of masculine gender
plant of masculine gender
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[edit] Danish
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[edit] Verb
male (imperative mal, present maler, past malede or malte, past participle malet)
[edit] Dutch
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male
[edit] Estonian
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Coined ex nihilo by Ado Grenzstein in the 19th century.
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male
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[edit] Italian
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male
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male m. (plural mali)
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- andare a male
- far male
- farsi male
- grande male
- mal d'auto
- mal di gola
- mal di mare
- mal di testa
- mal di denti
- mal di fegato
- meno male
- non c'è male
- poco male
[edit] Latin
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male (comparative pēius, superlative pessimē)
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[edit] Norwegian
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male
- to paint

