male habitus

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Latin

Etymology

From male (badly, poorly) +‎ habitus (had, kept). Attested as early as Masurius Sabinus.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

male habitus (feminine male habita, neuter male habitum); indeclinable portion with a first/second-declension adjective

  1. (This entry is a descendant hub.) ill-kept, in poor condition, run down

Descendants

References

  • ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France – map 803: “je suis malade” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
  • “malat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  • "malavi" in Dissionàri Piemonteis
  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “male habitus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 92