malle
English
Alternative forms
- maul, mall, mawle
Noun
malle (plural malles)
- A heavy hammer or beetle, often made of wood or lead.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons (page 52)
- There is also an entry of two hundred Malles in a store house at Berwick.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons (page 52)
Anagrams
- Amell, lamel
Danish
Etymology
From Low German malle, presumably corrupted from Middle Low German walre, itself related to hval.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmalə/, [ˈmælə]
Noun
malle c (singular definite mallen, plural indefinite maller)
- catfish
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | malle | mallen | maller | mallerne |
genitive | malles | mallens | mallers | mallernes |
References
- “malle” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.lə/
- Hyphenation: mal‧le
- Rhymes: -ɑlə
Adjective
malle
- inflection of mal:
- indefinite masculine and feminine singular
- indefinite plural
- definite
Noun
malle m or f (plural mallen)
- Someone who acts silly.
Estonian
Noun
malle
- illative singular of male
French
Etymology
From Middle French malle, from Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“leather bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”). Cognate with Old High German malha, malaha (“leather bag”), Middle Dutch male (“trunk, travel bag”). More at mail.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mal/
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Noun
malle f (plural malles)
- large suitcase; trunk
- Sors tes habits de la malle et range-les dans l'armoire !
- Take your clothes out of the suitcase and put them away in the cupboard!
Derived terms
- mallette
- se faire la malle
Descendants
- → Portuguese: mala
Further reading
- “malle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Alternative forms
- mal, mallo, manle, manlle
Etymology
From Latin manualis (“manual”); cognate with Portuguese mangual.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʎe̝/
Noun
malle m (plural malles)
- flail
- handle of the flail
- Synonyms: mango, mangueira, moca
- hammer
References
- “malle” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “malle” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “mallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Latin
Verb
mālle
- present active infinitive of mālō
Mapudungun
Noun
malle (Unified spelling)
- uncle
Middle English
Noun
malle
- Alternative form of malwe
Old French
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, probably from Frankish *malhu (“leather bag”).
Noun
malle f (oblique plural malles, nominative singular malle, nominative plural malles)
- large chest or trunk
Spanish
Verb
malle
- inflection of mallar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative