maligno
See also: malignò
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish maligno.
Noun
maligno
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈliɲ.ɲo/
- Rhymes: -iɲɲo
- Hyphenation: ma‧lì‧gno
Etymology 1
Adjective
maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural maligni, feminine plural maligne)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
maligno
- first-person singular present indicative of malignare
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [maˈlɪŋ.noː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [maˈliɲ.ɲo]
Verb
malignō (present infinitive malignāre, perfect active malignāvī, supine malignātum); first conjugation
- to malign
- to act viciously
Conjugation
Conjugation of malignō (first conjugation)
Adjective
malignō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of malignus
References
- “maligno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- maligno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- malino (poetic, obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese maligno, borrowed from Latin malignus (“malignant”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈli.ɡi.nu/, /maˈliɡ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈliɡ.no/, /maˈli.ɡi.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈli.ɡnu/ [mɐˈli.ɣnu]
- Hyphenation: ma‧lig‧no
Adjective
maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural malignos, feminine plural malignas)
- malign; malignant; evil
- (oncology) malignant (tending to produce death)
- Antonym: benigno
- (Christianity) often preceded by "o"; an epithet for the Devil
- Isto é obra do maligno. ― This is a doing of the Devil.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “maligno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈliɡno/ [maˈliɣ̞.no]
- Rhymes: -iɡno
- Syllabification: ma‧lig‧no
Adjective
maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural malignos, feminine plural malignas)
- malicious, malevolent
- (oncology) malignant
- Antonym: benigno
Derived terms
- ántrax maligno
- espíritu maligno (“evil spirit, demon, ghoul”)
- malignamente
Related terms
Noun
maligno m (plural malignos)
Further reading
- “maligno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024