Mal

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mal"

English

Proper noun

Mal

1. A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.
2. (linguistics) A Mon-Khmer language of Laos and Thailand.

Anagrams

• ALM, AML, LAM, Lam, Lam., M.L.A., MLA, alm, lam

French

Etymology

From .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mal/

Proper noun

Mal m

1. Section of Tongres in Belgium

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːl/

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• Homophones: Mahl, mahl, mal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From Middle High German and Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą. See also Mahl (“meal”), which is ultimately the same word. Cognate with English meal.

Noun

Mal n (strong, genitive Males or Mals, plural Male or Mal)

1. time (as in the first time; many times)
2. occasion, case, occurrence

Declension

Declension of Mal [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Mal	die	Male, Mal
genitive	eines	des	Males, Mals	der	Male, Mal
dative	einem	dem	Mal, Male1	den	Malen, Mal
accusative	ein	das	Mal	die	Male, Mal

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• allemal
• beidemal
• mehrmalig
• mehrmals
• niemals
• oftmal
• oftmalen
• oftmals
• vielmal
• vielmalen
• vielmals

 

• dreimalig
• einmalig
• zehnmalig
• zweimalig

 

Etymology 2

From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl. Related with malen (“to paint”) and cognate with Dutch maal. Early on influenced by etymologically unrelated Middle High German meil, from Old High German meil, from Proto-Germanic *mailą, from which last English mole.

Noun

Mal n (strong, genitive Males or Mals, plural Male or Mäler)

1. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
2. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
3. (ball games) base

Usage notes

• The plural form Mäler is rare in the simplex, but common in derivatives.

Derived terms

• Denkmal
• Kainsmal
• Mahnmal
• Muttermal
• Wundmal

Further reading

• “Mal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mal” in Duden online
• “Mal” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

From mal.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Mal m

1. A village in Oțelu Roșu, Caraș-Severin, Romania
2. A village in Sâg, Sălaj, Romania