maal
Alangan
Adjective
maál
Buhi'non Bikol
Etymology
Adjective
maál
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch mael, from Old Dutch *māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Compare German Mahl, English meal, Danish mål.
Noun
maal n (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
- meal
- Synonym: maaltijd
- De kok bereidde een heerlijk maal voor zijn gasten. ― The cook prepared a delicious meal for his guests.
- Met Kerstavond eet onze familie samen een feestelijk maal. ― On Christmas Eve our family eats a festive meal together.
- 1732, Cornelis van Alkemade, Pieter van der Schelling, chapter XXV, in Nederlands displegtigheden. Eerste deel[1]:
- “En wel voornaamelyk waaren de Voorouders gewoon, naa het ophouden, en afleggen van vyandschap, en alle verschillen, hunne verzoening, vereeniging, en vernieuwing van vrindschap te betuigen met het voorbedagtelyk aanregten van een byzonderen Maaltyd, het Maal der Verzoeninge, of Verzoen-maal, en by verkorting Zoen-maal genaamd.”
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Derived terms
- avondmaal
- feestmaal
- maaltijd
- middagmaal
- morgenmaal
- ochtendmaal
Noun
maal f (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
- (somewhat formal) time, turn, occurrence
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch mael, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“dark color”).
Cognate with compare Old English mæl, Old Norse mál (“ornament (on a sword)”), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻 (mēl, “writing, scripture”), Welsh melyn (“yellow”), Lithuanian mė́las (“black”), Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark-colored, black”).
Noun
maal n (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
Derived terms
- gedenkmaal
Related terms
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch mael, male, from Old Dutch māla, from Proto-Germanic *mēlō (“young cow”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melh₁-. Compare Old Irish míl (“animal”), Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “lamb”) , Breton mil (“animal”).
Noun
maal f (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
- (obsolete) calf (young cow)
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
maal
- inflection of malen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology 1
From maalima (“to paint”).
Noun
maal (genitive maali, partitive maali)
Declension
Declension of maal (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | maal | maalid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | maali | ||
genitive | maalide | ||
partitive | maali | maale maalisid | |
illative | maali maalisse |
maalidesse maalesse | |
inessive | maalis | maalides maales | |
elative | maalist | maalidest maalest | |
allative | maalile | maalidele maalele | |
adessive | maalil | maalidel maalel | |
ablative | maalilt | maalidelt maalelt | |
translative | maaliks | maalideks maaleks | |
terminative | maalini | maalideni | |
essive | maalina | maalidena | |
abessive | maalita | maalideta | |
comitative | maaliga | maalidega |
Etymology 2
Noun
maal
Gamilaraay
< 0 | 1 | 2 > |
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Cardinal : maal Adverbial : maala | ||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːl/
Numeral
maal
References
- Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
Iriga Bicolano
Etymology
Adjective
maál
Libon Bikol
Etymology
Adjective
maál
Mansaka
Etymology
Adjective
maal
Middle English
Noun
maal
- alternative form of male (“apple”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
maal n
- obsolete typography of mål
Tala
Noun
maal
References
- R. Blench, The Rukul language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2006) (mentions this word in notes)
Zangwal
Noun
maal
References
- Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248, →ISBN