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Male
English
Etymology
Middle English male, borrowed from Old French masle , malle (Modern French mâle ), from Latin masculus "masculine, a male", diminutive of mās "male, masculine".
Pronunciation
| IPA | SAMPA | AHD
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| /meɪl/ | /meIl/ | māl
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Homophones
Adjective
male (absolute: no comparative or superlative form)
- belonging to the masculine gender
- referring to the masculine gender
- (figurative) having an external plug
Antonyms
Translations
- Bulgarian: мъжки m (mŭžki), мъжка f (mŭžka)
- Catalan: masculí m, masculina f
- Dutch: mannelijk
- Esperanto: malina, vira
- Finnish: miespuolinen (1, 2), uros- (3, prefix in a compound)
- French: mâle
- German: männlich
- Greek, Ancient: ἄρσην (arsēn)
- Greek, Modern: αρσενικό (arseniko)
- Icelandic: karlmaður
- : maskulo
- Indonesian: laki-laki, pria , jantan
- Interlingua: mascule (1); masculin (2)
- Japanese: 雄 (おす , osu)
- Latin: masculus (1, 2, 3)
- Portuguese: macho m (1); masculino m, masculina f (2)
- Romanian: masculin, bărbătesc m, masculină , bărbătească f
- Romanica: masculo m, mascula f (2); masculino m, [[masculina] f
- Russian: мужской (mužskoj)
- Spanish: masculino m, masculina f
- Tupinambá: akûãîba'e (t-)
Noun
male (plural: males)
- something of masculine gender
Antonyms
Translations
- Bulgarian: мъж m (mŭž)
- Dutch: mannetje n, mannetjes-
- Esperanto: malino , viro
- Finnish: mies, maskuliini
- German: (1) Mann m, (2) Male
- Greek, Ancient: ἄρσην (arsen) m, ἄρσεν n
- Greek, Modern: άρρεν (arren)
- Finnish: uros
- Ido : -ul
- Indonesian: laki-laki, pria
- Interlingua: masculo
- Latin: masculus
- Portuguese: macho m
- Romanica: masculo m
- Russian: самец (samets)
- Slovene: moški m, samec m (with animals)
- Spanish: macho m
- Tupinambá: akûãîba'e (t-)
See also
Etymology
Dhivehi މާލެ (māle), of uncertain etymology.
Alternative spellings
Proper noun
Male
- capital of the Maldives
Translations
- Dhivehi : މާލެ (Māle)
- French: Malé
- German: Malé
Italian
Adverb
male
- badly , wrongly
Noun
male m
- evil, harm
- pain, ache, illness, disease
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