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maligno

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See also: malignò

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish maligno.

Noun

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maligno

  1. evil spirit

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈliɲ.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -iɲɲo
  • Hyphenation: ma‧lì‧gno

Etymology 1

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From Latin malignus.

Adjective

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maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural maligni, feminine plural maligne)

  1. spiteful, malicious
  2. evil, impish, wicked
  3. (oncology) malignant
    Antonym: benigno
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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maligno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of malignare

Anagrams

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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malignō (present infinitive malignāre, perfect active malignāvī, supine malignātum); first conjugation

  1. to malign
  2. to act viciously

Conjugation

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Adjective

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malignō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of malignus

References

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  • 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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese maligno, borrowed from Latin malignus (malignant).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈli.ɡi.nu/, /maˈliɡ.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈliɡ.no/, /maˈli.ɡi.no/

  • Hyphenation: ma‧lig‧no

Adjective

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maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural malignos, feminine plural malignas)

  1. malign; malignant; evil
  2. (oncology) malignant (tending to produce death)
    Antonym: benigno
  3. (Christianity) often preceded by "o"; an epithet for the Devil
    Isto é obra do maligno.This is a doing of the Devil.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin malignus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈliɡno/ [maˈliɣ̞.no]
  • Rhymes: -iɡno
  • Syllabification: ma‧lig‧no

Adjective

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maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural malignos, feminine plural malignas)

  1. malicious, malevolent
  2. (oncology) malignant
    Antonym: benigno

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Noun

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maligno m (plural malignos)

  1. the evil one (idiomatic for the devil)

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