malefico

See also: maléfico

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maleficus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈlɛ.fi.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɛfiko
  • Hyphenation: ma‧lè‧fi‧co

Adjective

malefico (feminine malefica, masculine plural malefici, feminine plural malefiche)

  1. evil, wicked
  2. baleful, malign
  3. dark (forces etc.)

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

maleficō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of maleficus

Etymology 2

From maleficus +‎ .

Verb

maleficō (present infinitive maleficāre, perfect active maleficāvī, supine maleficātum); first conjugation

  1. (Medieval Latin) to enchant, ensorcell, bewitch
    Synonym: incantō
    • 1529, Domingo de Soto, Summule fratris Dominici Soto Segobiensis ordinis predicatorum artium magistri[1], page 307:
      Sed tunc ſequeretur illam fiam/deus eſt ergo hec fia non eſt bona/ non ſe maleficare, cuius oppoſitu omnes concedunt
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1620, Henricus Institoris, Malleus Maleficarum[2], page 37:
      An generatium potentiam ſeu actom Venereum impedire, & maleficare poſſent
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Italian: maleficare
  • Spanish: maleficar

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