malvagio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan malvatz, Old French malvais, from Vulgar Latin *malifātiu(s) (“unfortunate, unlucky”), which consists of Latin malus (“bad”) and fātum (“destiny”).[1] Cognates include French mauvais, {cog|ca|malvat}}, Spanish malvado.

Adjective

malvagio (feminine singular malvagia, masculine plural malvagi, feminine plural malvagie) (feminine plural can also be: malvage)

  1. wicked, malign
  2. malicious
  3. bad
    Synonym: cattivo
    Antonym: buono

Noun

malvagio m (plural malvagi, feminine malvagia)

  1. A wicked person

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ “malvagio” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

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