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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Text provided under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the Perseus Digital Library, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Digitized from Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879). Data originally from PerseusDL/lexica and accessed from github.com/nkprasad12/lexica.
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• mălus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. mala, dirt; Gr. μέλας, black; cf. macula; Germ. mal in Mutter-mal, etc.].—
  1. I. Comp.: pējor, pejus.—Sup.: pessimus, a, um, bad, in the widest sense of the word (opp. bonus), evil, wicked, injurious, destructive, mischievous, hurtful; of personal appearance, ill-looking, ugly, deformed; of weight, bad, light; of fate, evil, unlucky, etc.: malus et nequam homo, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 1: pessima puella, Cat. 36, 9; 55, 10: delituit mala, Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 9: philosophi minime mali illi quidem, sed non satis acuti, Cic. Off. 3, 9, 23: malam opinionem habere de aliquo, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 24, § 59: consuetudo, Hor. S. 1, 3, 36: conscientia, Quint. 12, 1, 3: mens, id. ib.: mores, Sall. C. 18: fures, Hor. S. 1, 1, 77: Furiae, id. ib. 2, 3, 135: virus, Verg. G. 1, 129: cicuta, Hor. S. 2, 1, 56: libido, Liv. 1, 57: falx, Verg. E. 3, 11: gramina, id. A. 2, 471: carmen, i. e. an incantation, Leg. XII. Tab. ap. Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 17: abi in malam rem, go and be hanged! Ter. And. 2, 1, 17: pugna, unsuccessful, adverse, Cic. Div. 2, 25, 54; Sall. J. 56: avis, i. e. ill-boding, Hor. C. 1, 15, 5; cf. id. ib. 3, 6, 46: ales, id. Epod. 10, 1: aetas, burdensome, i. e. senectus, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 4: haud mala est mulier, not badlooking, id. Bacch. 5, 2, 42: facies, Quint. 6, 3, 32; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 43: crus, i. e. deformed, Hor. S. 1, 2, 102: pondus, i. e. light, deficient, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 156.—Of the sick: in malis aeger est, in great danger, Cels. 3, 15 fin.: tempus a quo omnis aeger pejor fiat, id. 3, 5 med.: eo tempore fere pessimi sunt qui aegrotant, id. ib.—In neutr. sing., as adv.: ne gallina malum responset dura palato, Hor. S. 2, 4, 18.—Comp.: pejor, worse: via, Hor. S. 1, 5, 96.—Hence,
      1. 1. mă-lum, i, n., any thing bad, an evil, mischief, misfortune, calamity, etc.
    1. A. In gen.: orarem, ut ei, quod posses mali facere, faceres, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 25: quam sit bellum, cavere malum, Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 247: nihil enim mali accidisse Scipioni puto, id. Lael. 3, 10: hostes inopinato malo turbati, Caes. B. C. 2, 12: externum, i. e. bellum, Nep. Hamilc. 21: ne in cotidianam id malum vertat, i. e. febris, Cels. 3, 15: hoc malo domitos potius cultores agrorum fore, quam, etc., Liv. 2, 34, 11.—
    2. B. In partic.
          1. α. Punishment; hurt, harm, severity, injury: malo domandam tribuniciam potestatem, Liv. 2, 54, 10: malo exercitum coërcere, Sall. J. 100, 5: sine malo, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 81; so Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 45; Liv. 4, 49, 11: vi, malo, plagis adductus est, ut frumenti daret, ill-usage, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56: amanti amoenitas malo est: nobis lucro est, is hurtful, injurious, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 5: clementiam illi malo fuisse, was injurious, unfortunate, Cic. Att. 14, 22, 1: malo hercle magno suo convivat sine modo, to his own hurt, Enn. ap. Non. 474, 23 (Sat. v. 1 Vahl.): olet homo quidam malo suo, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 165: male merenti bona es: at malo cum tuo, to your own hurt, id. As. 1, 3, 3.—
          2. β. Wrong-doing: causae, quae numquam malo defuturae sunt, Sen. de Ira, 1, 16, 3: sperans famam exstingui veterum sic posse malorum, Verg. A. 6, 527; Anthol. Lat. 1, 178.—
          3. γ. As a term of abuse, plague, mischief, torment: quid tu, malum, me sequere? Plaut. Cas. 1, 3: qui, malum, alii? Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 10: quae, malum, est ista tanta audacia? Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 20, § 54; so id. Off. 2, 15, 53; Curt. 8, 14, 41.—
          4. δ. As an exclamation, alas! misery! Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 16; id. Men. 2, 3, 37 Brix ad loc.—
      1. 2. măle, adv., badly, ill, wrongly, wickedly, unfortunately, erroneously, improperly, etc.: dubitas, quin lubenter tuo ero meus, quod possiet facere, faciat male? will do all the harm to him, etc., Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 66: si iste Italiam relinquet, faciet omnino male, et, ut ego existimo, ἀλογιστως, will act altogether unwisely, Attic. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 10: di isti Segulio male faciant, do harm to him, punish him, Cic. Fam. 11, 21, 1: o factum male de Alexione! id. Att. 15, 1, 1: male velle alicui, to wish ill, Plaut. As. 5, 1, 13: Karthagini male jamdiu cogitanti bellum multo ante denuntio, cogitare de aliquo, Cic. Sen. 6, 18: male loqui, id. Rosc. Am. 48: male loqui alicui, for maledicere, Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 25: male accipere verbis aliquem, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 140: equitatu agmen adversariorum, male habere, to harass, annoy, Caes. B. C. 1, 63: hoc male habet virum, annoys, vexes him, Ter. And. 2, 6, 5: male se habere, to feel ill, dejected, low-spirited, id. Eun. 4, 2, 6: male est animo, it vexes me, id. Ad. 4, 5, 21: male est animo, I feel unwell, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 33: male fit animo, I am beginning to feel bad, am getting unwell, id. Rud. 2, 6, 26: L. Antonio male sit, si quidem, etc., evil betide him! (a formula of imprecation), Cic. Att. 15, 15, 1: quae res tibi vertat male, much harm may it do you! Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 37: male tibi esse malo quam molliter, I would rather you should be unfortunate than effeminate, Sen. Ep. 82, 1: proelium male pugnatum, unsuccessfully, Sall. J. 54, 7: ea quae male empta sunt, at a bad bargain, Cic. Att. 2, 4, 1: male vendere, at a sacrifice, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227: male reprehendunt praemeditationem rerum futurarum, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34: male tegere mutationem fortunae, Tac. H. 1, 66: male sustinere arma, unskilfully, Liv. 1, 25, 12: non dubito, quin me male oderit, i. e. very much, intensely, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 1, 2: male metuo, ne, etc., exceedingly, much, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 2: rauci, miserably, Hor. S. 1, 4, 66.— When attached to an adjective, it freq. gives it the opposite meaning: male sanus = insanus, insane, deranged, Cic. Att. 9, 15, 5: male sana, with mind disturbed, Verg. A. 4, 8: gratus, i. e. ungrateful, Ov. H. 7, 27: male fidas provincias, unfaithful, Tac. H. 1, 17: statio male fida carinis, unsafe, Verg. A. 2, 23.—Comp.: oderam multo pejus hunc quam illum ipsum Clodium, Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3; cf.: pejusque leto flagitium timet, Hor. C. 4, 9, 50; and: cane pejus vitabit chlamydem, id. Ep. 1, 17, 30.
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• mālum, i, n., = μῆλον (Doric μᾶ λον), an apple, i. e. any tree-fruit fleshy on the outside, and having a kernel within (opp. nux); hence, applied also to quinces, pomegranates, peaches, oranges, lemons, etc.
  1. I. In gen., Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 47; Col. 5, 10, 19; Verg. G. 2, 127 al.: malis orbiculatis pasci, Cael. ad Cic. Fam. 8, 15.—In a pun with mălum, a calamity, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 89; 91 al.—Prov.: ab ovo usque ad mala, i. e. from beginning to end (from the Roman custom to begin meals with eggs and end with fruit), Hor. S. 1, 3, 7.—Trop.: malum discordiae, an apple of discord, Just. 12, 15, 11.—
  2. II. Malum terrae, a plant (the Aristolochia), having four varieties, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 95; Scrib. Comp. 202; also called malum terrenum, Veg. Vet. 4, 13.
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• mălum, i, v. 1. malus, fin. 1.
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• mālus, i, f., Gr. μηλέα, an appletree: malus bifera, Varr. R. R. 1, 7: et steriles platani malos gessere valentes, Verg. G. 2, 70: malus granata, the pomegranate, Isid. 17, 7, 6: felices arbores putantur esse quercus...malus, etc., Macr. S. 3, 20, 2.
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• mālus, i, m. [by some referred to root mac-; Gr. μακρος; Lat. magnus; but perh. the same word with 2. malus], an upright mast, pole, or beam.
  1. I. In gen.: malos exaequantes altitudinem jugi surrexit, Front. Strat. 3, 8, 3.—
  2. II. Esp.
    1. A. A mast of a ship: ut si qui gubernatorem in navigando agere nihil dicant, cum alii malos scandant, etc., Cic. Sen. 6, 17: malum erigi, vela fieri imperavit, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 88: attolli malos, Verg. A. 5, 829: malo suspendit ab alto, id. ib. 5, 489: saucius, injured, Hor. C. 1, 14, 5.—
    2. B. A standard or pole, to which the awnings spread over the theatre were attached, Lucr. 6, 110; Liv. 39, 7, 8.—
    3. C. The beam in the middle of a wine-press, Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 317.—
    4. D. The corner beams of a tower: turrium mali, Caes. B. G. 7, 22, 4.
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Félix Gaffiot, Dictionnaire illustré latin-français (1934). Digital data kindly provided by gaffiot.fr.
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• mălĕ (malus), adv., comp. pejus, superl. pessime,
1. mal, autrement qu'il ne faut : male olere Cic. de Or. 2, 242, avoir une mauvaise odeur ; v. audio, habeo ; loqui Cic. Amer. 140, parler de façon préjudiciable, mal parler ; male loqui alicui Ter. Phorm. 372, parler mal de qqn ; pejus existimare Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 7, avoir plus mauvaise opinion ; male accipere aliquem verbis Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 140, accueillir qqn avec des paroles désobligeantes ; male, pessime Latine Cic. Tusc. 3, 20 ; Br. 210, en mauvais, en très mauvais latin || à tort, injustement : male reprehendunt Cic. Tusc. 3, 24, ils ont tort de critiquer || d'une façon qui ne convient pas : male sustinere arma Liv. 1, 25, 12, ne pas bien tenir ses armes || [presque syn. de non] : male pinguis harena Virg. G. 1, 105, terre qui n'est pas grasse, cf. Hor. O. 1, 9, 24 ; male sanus Cic. Att. 9, 15, 5, qui n'a pas sa raison
2. de façon fâcheuse, malheureuse : male est alicui Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 95, cela va mal pour qqn, il est dans une situation pénible ; Antonio male sit, siquidem Cic. Att. 15, 15, 1, maudit soit Antonius, puisque... ; dei isti Segulio male faciant Cic. Fam. 11, 21, 1, que les dieux confondent ce Ségulius
3. violemment, fortement [avec adj. et v. ayant un sens défav.] : male odisse aliquem Cæs. d. Cic. Att. 14, 1, 2, détester violemment qqn ; pejus odisse Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3, détester plus ; male metuere Ter. Hec. 337, craindre fortement ; male parvus Hor. S. 1, 3, 45, diablement petit, trop petit, cf. S. 1, 3, 31.
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• 1 mălum (malus 1), pris advt comme interj., diantre ! diable ! [surtout après des pron. ou adv. interrog.] : quæ, malum, est ista tanta audacia ! Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 54, quel est, malheur ! ce degré d'audace ! cf. Cic. Off. 2, 53.
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• 2 mălum, ī, n. (malus 1),
1. mal : corporis mala Cic. Ac. 2, 134, maux du corps ; nihil mali accidit ei Cic. Læl. 10, il ne lui est rien arrivé de mal ; bona, mala, les biens, les maux ; majus malum Cic. Tusc. 2, 28, plus grand mal
2. malheur, calamité : clementia illi malo fuit Cic. Att. 14, 22, 1, sa clémence lui a été funeste ; culpa contractum malum Cic. Tusc. 3, 52, malheur attiré par notre faute ; olet homo quidam malo suo Pl. Amph. 321, je sens qqn pour son malheur (gare à lui !) ; at malo cum tuo Pl. As. 130, mais tant pis pour toi
3. dureté, rigueur, mauvais traitement : vi, malo, plagis adductus est ut Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 56, il a été amené par la violence, les mauvais traitements, les coups à, cf. Sall. J. 100, 5 ; malum habere Cic. Leg. 1, 41, être châtié
4. maladie : Cels. Med. 3, 15.
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• 3 mālum, ī, n. (μῆλον), pomme : ab ovo usque ad mala Hor. S. 1, 3, 8, de l'œuf aux pommes, depuis le commencement jusqu'à la fin du repas || [désigne aussi : coing, grenade, pêche, orange, citron] || malum terræ Plin. 25, 95, aristoloche.
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mălē: adverbial

măle: masc/neut voc sg

māle: fem voc sg · masc voc sg

• 1 mălus, a, um, comp. pejor ; superl. pessimus,
1. mauvais : malus poeta Cic. Arch. 25, mauvais poète ; mala consuetudo Cic. Nat. 2, 168, habitude détestable ; in pejorem partem mutari Cic. Amer. 103, empirer ; pessimi cives Cic. Phil. 3, 18, les plus mauvais citoyens || misérable : malo genere natus Cic. de Or. 2, 286, de misérable naissance
2. malheureux, funeste : mala pugna Cic. Div. 2, 54, combat malheureux, défaite ; alicujus malæ cogitationes Cic. Amer. 67, pensées pénibles de qqn
3. méchant, malin, rusé : delituit mala Pl. Rud. 466, elle s'est cachée, la friponne
4. malade : cum æger pejor fiat Cels. Med. 3, 5, le malade étant plus mal.
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• 2 mālus, ī, f., pommier : Virg. G. 2, 70 ; malus granata Isid. Orig. 17, 7, 6, grenadier.
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māle: fem voc sg · masc voc sg

• 3 mālus, ī, m., mât de navire : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 88 ; CM 17 || mât [auquel sont fixées les toiles au théâtre] : Lucr. 6, 110 ; Liv. 39, 7, 8 || arbre du pressoir : Plin. 18, 317 || poutre [ressemblant à un mât] : Cæs. G. 7, 22, 5.
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Johann Matthias Gesner, Novus Linguae et Eruditionis Romanae Thesaurus (1749). Transcribed by the team of Dr. Wilhelm Kühlmann from Heidelberg University; accessed via latin-dict.github.io.
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MALE [1] Adu. vid. MALVS, Adi.
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MALE [2] Peius, Pessime. Adu. [κακῶς] Variis verbis iungitur. […]
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MALVM [1] Terrae, Herba: cuius sunt genera quatuor, quae recensentur a Plin. 25, 8. […]
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MÂLVM i. n. Mali fructus. […]
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MALVM [2] i. n. Substantiue sumtum, multas parit formulas. […]
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MALVM [3] Interiectio irascentis. Ter.Eun. 4, 7, 10 […]
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MÂLVS [1] i. f. μηλέα] Arbor. Tractum nomen a Graecis, qui malum [μῆλον dicunt. Et steriles platani malos gessere valentes Virg. Georg. 2, 70.
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MÂLVS [2] i. m. [ἱστὸς] Arbor nauis. […]
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MALVS a, um. Adi. [κακὸς, φαῦλος, λυγρὸς, δεινὸς] Quod est Bono contrarium. […]
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• male (adj.):
      1. 1. mas, măris, m.: a m. snake, m. anguis (opp. to femina), Cic. Div. 2, 29, 62: Plin.
      2. 2. mascŭlus: a m. infant, m. infans, Liv. 31, 12 (incertus infans natus, masculus an femina esset): the m. sex, m. genus, Phaedr. 4, 15, 12.
      3. 3. masculīnus the m. organs, m. membra, Phaedr. 4, 15, 13: of the m. sex, m. sexûs, Plin.
      4. 4. vĭrīlis, e (of human beings): esp. in phr., of the m. sex, v. sexûs, Liv. 31, 44 (opp. to muliebris): Suet.: Cic.: also, virile secus (indecl.), Liv. 26, 47: Tac. As subs. virilia, ium, the m. organs: Petr.: Plin.
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• male (subs.): mas, măris: ye m.s, mares! Hor. Od. 1, 21, 10: intercourse of m. and female, congressio m. et feminae, Cic. Rep. 1, 24. Also masculus: cf. preced. art. (2). Phr.: free m.s, libera capita virile secus, Liv. 26, 47: so, m.s and females, virile ac muliebre secus (accus. to define a foregoing subs.), Tac. H. 5, 13.
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• MALE
virilis, masculus: masculinus (of men or animals): the male sex, sexus masculinus (of men or animals); genus masculinum (Phaedrus); sexus virilis (Nep., Tac., only of men).