malla
Aragonese edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *macla (“mesh”), from Latin macula (“spot, stain”).
Noun edit
malla f
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *macla (“mesh”), from Latin macula (“spot, stain”). Doublet of màcula, a learned borrowing.
Noun edit
malla f (plural malles)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old Catalan mealla~mesala, from Early Medieval Latin medālia.
Noun edit
malla f (plural malles)
- type of coin worth half a diner
- pellitory (Parietaria officinalis)
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
malla
- inflection of mallar:
References edit
- “malla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “malla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “malla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “malla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese malla (13th century, Alfonso X), borrowed from Old French maille (“mesh, loop”), from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“stain”). Doublet of mágoa and malla.
Noun edit
malla f (plural mallas)
- (uncountable) mesh (structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them)
- (fashion) knitting; knitwear
- (uncountable) mail
- link (of a chain or mail)
- Synonym: elo
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“stain”). Doublet of mágoa.
Noun edit
malla f (plural mallas)
Etymology 3 edit
Attested since the 15th century. Deverbal from mallar (“to thresh”).
Noun edit
malla f (plural mallas)
Related terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
Verb edit
malla
- inflection of mallar:
References edit
- “malha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “malla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “malla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “malla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “malla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Carlos Lixó, "Outra avoa no reintegracionismo", in Nós diario.
Icelandic edit
Verb edit
malla
- (cooking) to simmer (cook at a low heat)
- Leyfðu sósunni bara að malla. ― Just let the sauce to simmer a bit.
- (informal) to let something sit (to slowly do its work)
- Stífluhreinsirinn verður aðeins að fá að malla. ― The drain cleaner has to sit for a bit.
- (figurative, informal) to let something sit and not be worked on
- Tillagan hefur verið látin malla í einhverjum nefndum í mörg ár. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Irish edit
Adjective edit
malla
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
malla | mhalla | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
malla m
- wrestler
- a man of the Malla clan
Declension edit
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | mallo | mallā |
Accusative (second) | mallaṃ | malle |
Instrumental (third) | mallena | mallehi or mallebhi |
Dative (fourth) | mallassa or mallāya or mallatthaṃ | mallānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | mallasmā or mallamhā or mallā | mallehi or mallebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | mallassa | mallānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | mallasmiṃ or mallamhi or malle | mallesu |
Vocative (calling) | malla | mallā |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Colombia): (file)
- Syllabification: ma‧lla
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French maille, from Latin macula.
Noun edit
malla f (plural mallas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “malla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
malla
- inflection of mallar: