malvatz

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin malifātius (“unfortunate”). Compare Old French malvais.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /malˈvat͡s/

Adjective

malvatz

  1. bad (not good)

Descendants

(many via the analogical form malvat)

  • → Catalan: malvat
  • → Italian: malvagio
  • → Old Galician-Portuguese: malvaz
  • → Old Spanish: malvazo, malvado
  • → Piedmontese: malvas (medieval)

References

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