mālus

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μηλέα (mēléa) (See also Ancient Greek μᾶλον (mâlon, “apple”), μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”)).

Alternative forms

• *mēlus (Vulgar Latin)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.lus/, [ˈmäːɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.lus/, [ˈmäːlus]

Noun

mālus f (genitive mālī); second declension

1. an apple tree; specifically, a plant in the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae.

   Malus bifera.

1. An apple tree bearing fruit biannually.

1. Et steriles platani malos gessere valentes.

1. And the fruitless plane trees have borne strong apple trees.

1. Felices arbores putantur esse quercus vel malus.

1. The fruitful trees are thought to be an oak or apple tree.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mālus	mālī
Genitive	mālī	mālōrum
Dative	mālō	mālīs
Accusative	mālum	mālōs
Ablative	mālō	mālīs
Vocative	māle	mālī

Derived terms

• mālus grānāta
• mālus domestica

Related terms

• mālum
• mēlō
• mēlopepō

Descendants

• Translingual: Malus
• Aromanian: mer
• Italian: melo
• Megleno-Romanian: mer
• Romanian: măr
• → English: malus

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *mosdos. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *mastaz, Proto-Slavic *mostъ.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.lus/, [ˈmäːɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.lus/, [ˈmäːlus]

Noun

mālus m (genitive mālī); second declension

1. a mast of a ship

   Antemnas ad malos destinare.

1. To fasten the sails to the masts.

1. Malum erigi imperavit.

1. He has ordered the mast to be erected.

1. Attolli malos.

1. The masts are lifted.

1. a standard or pole to which the awnings spread over the theater were attached
2. the beam in the middle of a winepress
3. the corner beams of a tower [ quotations ▼]

   Turrium mali.

1. Beams of the towers.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mālus	mālī
Genitive	mālī	mālōrum
Dative	mālō	mālīs
Accusative	mālum	mālōs
Ablative	mālō	mālīs
Vocative	māle	mālī