maal
Alangan edit
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maál
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maál
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch mael, from Old Dutch *māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Compare German Mahl, English meal, Danish mål.
Noun edit
maal n (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
- meal
- Ik bereid een heerlijke maal met pasta en saus.
- I'm preparing a delicious meal with pasta and sauce.
- Het restaurant serveert heerlijke malen uit verschillende keukens.
- The restaurant serves delicious meals from various cuisines.
- Na een lange dag werken, genoten we van een gezamenlijke maal met onze vrienden.
- After a long day at work, we enjoyed a communal meal with our friends.
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Noun edit
maal f (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
- time, turn, occurrence
- Dit is de eerste maal dat ik hier ben geweest.
- This is the first time I have been here.
- Ik heb het je al drie malen verteld.
- I have told you three times already.
- Het gebeurde een paar malen dat de stroom uitviel.
- It happened a few times that the power went out.
- Hij slaagde erin het probleem in één enkele maal op te lossen.
- He managed to solve the problem in a single occurrence.
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch mael, from Proto-West Germanic *māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“dark color”).
Cognate with compare Old English mæl, Old Norse mál (“ornament (on a sword)”), Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻 (mēl, “writing, scripture”), Welsh melyn (“yellow”), Lithuanian mė́las (“black”), Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark-colored, black”).
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maal n (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
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Verb edit
maal
- inflection of malen:
Etymology 4 edit
From Middle Dutch mael, male, from Old Dutch māla, from Proto-Germanic *mēlō (“young cow”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)melh₁-. Compare Old Irish míl (“animal”), Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “lamb”) , Breton mil (“animal”), Armenian մալ (mal, “sheep; mutton; wether; cattle; livestock”), Central Kurdish ماڵ (mall, “livestock”).
Noun edit
maal f (plural malen, diminutive maaltje n)
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Etymology 1 edit
From maalima (“to paint”).
Noun edit
maal (genitive maali, partitive maali)
Declension edit
| Declension of maal (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maal | maalid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | maali | ||
| genitive | maalide | ||
| partitive | maali | maale maalisid | |
| illative | maali maalisse |
maalidesse maalesse | |
| inessive | maalis | maalides maales | |
| elative | maalist | maalidest maalest | |
| allative | maalile | maalidele maalele | |
| adessive | maalil | maalidel maalel | |
| ablative | maalilt | maalidelt maalelt | |
| translative | maaliks | maalideks maaleks | |
| terminative | maalini | maalideni | |
| essive | maalina | maalidena | |
| abessive | maalita | maalideta | |
| comitative | maaliga | maalidega | |
Etymology 2 edit
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maal
Gamilaraay edit
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
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| Cardinal : maal Adverbial : maala | ||
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References edit
- Dhiirrala Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Language Program St Joseph School Po Box 125 Walgett NSW 2368 Australia
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maál
Libon Bikol edit
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maál
Mansaka edit
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maal
Middle English edit
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maal
- Alternative form of male (“apple”)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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maal n
- obsolete typography of mål
Tala edit
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maal
References edit
- R. Blench, The Rukul language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2006) (mentions this word in notes)
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maal