malevolens
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From male (“bad”) + volēns (“wishing”). Literally "bad wishing". Compare benevolens.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈle.u̯o.lens/, [mäˈɫ̪eu̯ɔɫ̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈle.vo.lens/, [mäˈlɛːvolens]
Adjective edit
malevolēns (genitive malevolentis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Declension edit
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | malevolēns | malevolentēs | malevolentia | ||
| Genitive | malevolentis | malevolentium | |||
| Dative | malevolentī | malevolentibus | |||
| Accusative | malevolentem | malevolēns | malevolentēs | malevolentia | |
| Ablative | malevolentī | malevolentibus | |||
| Vocative | malevolēns | malevolentēs | malevolentia | ||
References edit
- “malevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “malevolens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- malevolens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.