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Webster 1913 Edition


Mala


Ma′la

,
Noun.
pl.
;
pl. of
Malum
.
[L.]
Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.
Mala in se
[L.]
(Law)
,
offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute.
Mala prohibita
[L.]
(Law)
,
offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from
mala in se
, which are offenses at common law.

Definition 2024


mála

mála

See also: màla, måla, mala, malā, mäla, and mała

Faroese

Verb

mála (third person singular past indicative málaði, third person plural past indicative málað, supine málað)

  1. to paint

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mála. Cognate with Danish male, malen (to paint) and Swedish måla from Middle Low German mālen (to draw, paint).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmauːla/
  • Rhymes: -auːla

Verb

mála (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative málaði, supine málað)

  1. to paint (houses)
    Ég lýk þvímála húsið á morgun.
    I'll finish painting the house tomorrow.
  2. to paint (pictures)
    Málaðu mynd af mér.
    Paint a picture of me.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

mála n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of mál

Anagrams


Irish

Etymology

Possibly a borrowing from Middle English male or Anglo-Norman male, both meaning bag, from which the English mail and French malle are derived.

Pronunciation

Noun

mála m (genitive singular mála, nominative plural málaí)

  1. bag (flexible container)
  2. stomach; appetite

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mála mhála unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "mála" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • mála” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.