malum
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin malum
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
malum (plural malums)
- an evil or wrongdoing.
Latin [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From malus (“evil, wicked”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
malum
- nominative neuter singular of malus
- accusative masculine singular of malus
- accusative neuter singular of malus
- vocative neuter singular of malus
Noun [edit]
malum (genitive malī); n, second declension
- an evil, misfortune, calamity
- harm, injury
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | malum | mala |
| genitive | malī | malōrum |
| dative | malō | malīs |
| accusative | malum | mala |
| ablative | malō | malīs |
| vocative | malum | mala |
Interjection [edit]
malum!
- damn!, fuck!, alas!, misery!
- ca. 234-184 BCE, Titus Maccius Plautus, Menaechmi, Act II, scene 3, lines 389-390
- Erotium: Certo, tibi et parasito tuo.
Sosicles: Quoi, malum, parasito? Certo haec mulier non sana est satis.- "Certainly you did, for yourself and your parasite."
"For who? Fuck, parasite? Surely this woman isn't quite right in her senses."
- "Certainly you did, for yourself and your parasite."
- Erotium: Certo, tibi et parasito tuo.
- ca. 234-184 BCE, Titus Maccius Plautus, Menaechmi, Act II, scene 3, lines 389-390
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Ancient Greek μῆλον (mēlon, “tree, fruit”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
mālum (genitive mālī); n, second declension
- apple (fruit)
- the plant Aristolochia
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mālum | māla |
| genitive | mālī | mālōrum |
| dative | mālō | mālīs |
| accusative | mālum | māla |
| ablative | mālō | mālīs |
| vocative | mālum | māla |
