malleo

Latin

Etymology

From malleus.

Pronunciation

Verb

malleō (present infinitive malleāre, perfect active malleāvī, supine malleātum); first conjugation

  1. to hammer

Usage notes

This verb is not attested in Classical or Late Latin. The existence of a perfect passive participle malleātus implies this verb existed at one time, but it does not appear in surviving texts.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: majar, mallar
  • English: malleate
  • Portuguese: malhar

Noun

malleō

  1. dative/ablative singular of malleus