malevolens
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From male (“bad”) + volēns (“wishing”). Literally "bad wishing". Compare benevolens.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈle.u̯o.lens/, [mäˈɫ̪eu̯ɔɫ̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈle.vo.lens/, [mäˈlɛːvolens]
Adjective[edit]
malevolēns (genitive malevolentis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Declension[edit]
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | malevolēns | malevolentēs | malevolentia | ||
Genitive | malevolentis | malevolentium | |||
Dative | malevolentī | malevolentibus | |||
Accusative | malevolentem | malevolēns | malevolentēs | malevolentia | |
Ablative | malevolentī | malevolentibus | |||
Vocative | malevolēns | malevolentēs | malevolentia |
References[edit]
- “malevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “malevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- malevolens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.