malvat

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan malvatz (nominative form), influenced by the participle endings -at, -ada; from Old Occitan malvatz, malvat, from Vulgar Latin *malifātius, which consists of Latin malus (“bad”) and fātum (“destiny”). Cognates include: Old French malvais, Italian malvagio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məɫˈβat/

Adjective

malvat (feminine malvada, masculine plural malvats, feminine plural malvades)

evil, wicked, mean, bad

Synonyms

(bad): dolent
(evil): pervers

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