malus

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) bad, evil, wicked, mischievous
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) destructive, hurtful, noxious, evil
5. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) unkind, hostile, abusive
6. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) associated with bad luck, unlucky, unfavourable, unfortunate, adverse, evil
7. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) poor in condition or capacity, inept

Noun

an apple tree; specifically, a plant in the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae.

Noun

1. (declension-2) a mast of a ship
2. (declension-2) a standard or pole to which the awnings spread over the theater were attached
3. (declension-2) the beam in the middle of a winepress
4. (declension-2) the corner beams of a tower

Sinonieme

phaulius

malum

arbor

🌳

mala

noxius

vulnerabilis

Vertalings

mau

👎

bad

👎

mauvais

👎

böse

malo

👎

melo

übel

👎

pommier

manzano

κακός

appelboom

cattivo

👎

μηλιά

schlecht

👎

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈma.ɫʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Italic *malos, related to Oscan mallom and mallud (“bad”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“false, bad”), cognate with Old Irish mell (“destruction”), Ancient Greek μέλεος (méleos, “idle, unhappy”), Lithuanian mẽlas (“lie”), and the first element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal- (“small”), in which case it would then be cognate with English small.
Earlier associated with Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black, dark”), but support for this is waning. Also compare Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (maⁱriia, “treacherous”) and Sanskrit मल (mala, “dirtiness, impurity”).