mála

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mala"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mála, from Proto-Germanic *mēlōną, which could be related to *mailą (spot, blemish, mark).

Verb

mála (third person singular past indicative málaði, third person plural past indicative málað, supine málað)

  1. to paint

Conjugation

Conjugation of mála (group v-30)
infinitive mála
supine málað
participle (a6)1 málandi málaður
present past
first singular máli málaði
second singular málar málaði
third singular málar málaði
plural mála málaðu
imperative
singular mála!
plural málið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mála, from Proto-Germanic *mēlōną, which could be related to *mailą (spot, blemish, mark).

Cognate with Finnish maalata, Danish male, German malen (to paint) and Swedish måla from Middle Low German mâlen (to draw, paint).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmauːla/
  • Rhymes: -auːla

Verb

mála (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative málaði, supine málað)

  1. to paint (houses)
    Ég lýk þvímála húsið á morgun.
    I'll finish painting the house tomorrow.
  2. to paint (pictures)
    Málaðu mynd af mér.
    Paint a picture of me.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

mála n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of mál

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

Possibly a borrowing from Middle English male or Anglo-Norman male, both meaning bag, from which the English mail and French malle are derived.

Pronunciation

Noun

mála m (genitive singular mála, nominative plural málaí)

  1. bag (flexible container)
    1. collection, bundle, repository
  2. (anatomy, etc.) stomach; appetite

Declension

Derived terms

  • ábhar málaí (bagging)
  • ceannaí mála (chapman, pedlar)
  • iall mála (bag-cord)
  • lán mála, mála lán (bagful, sackful)
  • mála an domlais (gall-bladder)
  • mála an éithigh (lucky-bag)
  • mála an leabhair (omasum, manyplies)
  • mála cáipéisí (brief-case, portfolio)
  • mála ceirteacha (rag-bag)
  • mála cinn (nose-bag)
  • mála codlata (flea-bag, sleeping-bag)
  • mála diallaite (saddle-bag)
  • mála droma (rucksack)
  • mála fuála ((sewing) work-bag)
  • mála gainimh (sandbag)
  • mála gáis (gas-bag)
  • mála glóthaí (jelly-bag)
  • mála goirm (blue-bag)
  • mála guail (sack of coal; coal-sack)
  • mála láimhe (handbag)
  • mála (le haghaidh) airgid (money-bag)
  • mála litreacha (mail-bag)
  • mála lóin (haversack)
  • mála oighir (ice-bag)
  • mála olla (woolsack)
  • mála páipéir (paper bag)
  • mála plúir (bag of flour; flour-bag)
  • mála poist (post-bag)
  • mála scoile (school-bag, satchel)
  • mála seilge (game-bag)
  • mála siopadóireachta (shopping bag)
  • mála síothlaithe (straining-bag)
  • mála spúinse (sponge-bag)
  • mála tae (teabag)
  • mála taistil (hold-all, kit-bag, suit-case, travelling-bag, carpet-bag)
  • mála trealaimh (kit-bag)
  • mála uirlisí (tool-bag)
  • málaeir (bagman; person with large appetite, glutton)
  • píb mhála (bagpipe)
  • sacadh isteach i mála (bagging)
  • socmhála (nosebag)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
mála mhála not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Old Norse

Noun

mála

  1. genitive plural of mál

Scanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [màʊːla], [mòːla]

Verb

mála (preterite singular málade, supine málað)

  1. to measure
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