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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maldito.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mal‧di‧to
- IPA(key): /malˈdito/,
Adjective
maldito (feminine maldita)
- mean, cruel
- mischievous
- having an attitude
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese maldito, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin maledictus.
Pronunciation
Participle
maldito (feminine maldita, masculine plural malditos, feminine plural malditas)
- past participle of maldizer
Adjective
maldito (feminine maldita, masculine plural malditos, feminine plural malditas, comparable, comparative mais maldito, superlative o mais maldito or malditíssimo)
- cursed, accursed, damned (inflicted with supernatural harm)
- damn, darn, bloody, goddamn freaking, blasted
- not nice; mean; cruel; heartless
- troublesome; annoying; vexatious
Antonyms
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin maledictus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malˈdito/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: mal‧di‧to
Adjective
maldito (feminine maldita, masculine plural malditos, feminine plural malditas)
- cursed; damned
- Antonym: bendito
Derived terms
Related terms
Interjection
maldito
- damn
Noun
maldito m (plural malditos)
- (derogatory, vulgar) bastard, son of a bitch
Participle
maldito (feminine maldita, masculine plural malditos, feminine plural malditas)
- (dated, now proscribed) past participle of maldecir
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maldito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malˈdito/,
- Hyphenation: mal‧di‧to
Adjective
maldito (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)
- masculine of maldita
Noun
maldito (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)
- male equivalent of maldita