malato

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From Old French malade, from Latin male habitus (having a sickness). Cognate with French malade and Italian malato.

Pronunciation

Noun

malato m (plural malatos)

  1. (now literary) leper
    • 1267, M. Sponer (ed.), "Documentos antiguos de Galicia", in Anuari de l'Oficina Románica de Lingüística i Literatura (Barcelona), 7, pp. 113-192:
      eu, biſpo don Martin de Lugo da una parte, τ os malateſ do burgo de Sam Pedro de Portomarim da outra parte, por nome Pedro ó malate, con tódolos outroſ deſſa malatarya que ſun τ que am de uij́r
      I, bishop Don Martín of Lugo, from one side; and the lepers of the burg of Saint Peter of Portomarín, on the other side, namely Peter the leper, with all the rest of this leprosarium, the ones that there are now and they who will come
    • c. 1300, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 203:
      malato, coxo, nẽ cego, nẽ mãco, nẽ uil
      leper, lame, nor blind, nor maimed, nor vile person
    Synonym: gafo

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References

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈla.to/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: ma‧là‧to

Adjective

malato (feminine malata, masculine plural malati, feminine plural malate)

  1. ill, sick, unwell, affected, sore
    Visita suo padre malato nell'ospedale.She visits her sick father in the hospital.
  2. (plant) diseased

Synonyms

Noun

malato m (plural malati)

  1. patient, sick person, invalid
    Synonyms: ammalato, paziente, infermo

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Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian malato (sick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈlato/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: ma‧la‧to

Adjective

malato (feminine malata, masculine plural malatos, feminine plural malatas)

  1. ill, sick, unwell
    Synonym: enfermo

Noun

malato m (plural malatos)

  1. malate

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