malvais

Old French

Alternative forms

• malveis, mauvais

Etymology

From Late Latin malifātius (“unfortunate”). Compare Old Occitan malvatz.

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /malˈvai̯s/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /mau̯ˈvei̯s/

Adjective

malvais m (oblique and nominative feminine singular malvaise)

1. bad, evil

Declension

Declension of malvais

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	malvaiss	malvaise	malvais
	Oblique	malvais			malvaise	malvais
Plural	Subject	malvais	malvaises		malvais
	Oblique	malvaiss			malvaises	malvais

Descendants

• Bourguignon: mauvois
• Middle French: maulvais
  • French: mauvais
• Norman: mauvais
• Picard: mawais

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “malifatius”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 95

Old Occitan

Adjective

malvais

1. Alternative form of malvatz (“bad”)