malum

English

Etymology

From Latin malum

Pronunciation

• enPR: mälʹəm, IPA^(key): /ˈmæl.əm/

Noun

malum (plural malums)

1. an evil or wrongdoing.

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Latin

Etymology 1

From malus (“evil, wicked”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.lum/, [ˈma.lũ]

• Audio (Classical)

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Adjective

malum

1. nominative neuter singular of malus
2. accusative masculine singular of malus
3. accusative neuter singular of malus
4. vocative neuter singular of malus

Noun

malum n (genitive malī); second declension

1. an evil, misfortune, calamity
2. harm, injury

Inflection

Second declension neuter.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	malum	mala
genitive	malī	malōrum
dative	malō	malīs
accusative	malum	mala
ablative	malō	malīs
vocative	malum	mala

Descendants

• French: mal

Interjection

malum!

1. damn!, fuck!, alas!, misery!
   • c. 254 BCE – 184 BCE, Plautus, Menaechmi 2.3.389.390

     Certainly you did, for yourself and your parasite."
     "For who? Fuck, parasite? Surely this woman isn't quite right in her senses.

Related terms

• malē
• malus

Etymology 2

mālum (an apple)

From Ancient Greek μῆλον (mēlon, “tree, fruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.lum/, [ˈmaː.lũ]

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Noun

mālum n (genitive mālī); second declension

1. apple (fruit)
2. the plant Aristolochia

Inflection

Second declension neuter.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	mālum	māla
genitive	mālī	mālōrum
dative	mālō	mālīs
accusative	mālum	māla
ablative	mālō	mālīs
vocative	mālum	māla

Derived terms

• mālum discordiae

Related terms

• mālus

Descendants

• Albanian: mollë
• Aromanian: meru
• Friulian: mêl, miluç
• Italian: mela

• Neapolitan: mìlo, méla
• Romanian: măr
• Romansch: mail