mallo

See also: Mallo and malló

Catalan

Verb

mallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mallar

Finnish

Alternative forms

• mallu (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from North Germanic (compare Old Norse malr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑlːo/, [ˈmɑ̝lːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːo
• Syllabification^(key): mal‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): mal‧lo

Noun

mallo

1. (dialectal, Tavastia, South Ostrobothnia) synonym of länkipatja (“horse collar cushion”)
2. (dialectal, obsolete, Tavastia, South Ostrobothnia) synonym of säkki (“sack”)

Declension

Inflection of mallo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		mallo	mallot
genitive		mallon	mallojen
partitive		malloa	malloja
illative		malloon	malloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mallo	mallot
accusative	nom.	mallo	mallot
	gen.	mallon
genitive		mallon	mallojen
partitive		malloa	malloja
inessive		mallossa	malloissa
elative		mallosta	malloista
illative		malloon	malloihin
adessive		mallolla	malloilla
ablative		mallolta	malloilta
allative		mallolle	malloille
essive		mallona	malloina
translative		malloksi	malloiksi
abessive		mallotta	malloitta
instructive		—	malloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mallo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative malloni malloni accusative nom. malloni malloni gen. malloni genitive malloni mallojeni partitive malloani mallojani inessive mallossani malloissani elative mallostani malloistani illative mallooni malloihini adessive mallollani malloillani ablative malloltani malloiltani allative mallolleni malloilleni essive mallonani malloinani translative mallokseni malloikseni abessive mallottani malloittani instructive — — comitative — malloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mallosi mallosi accusative nom. mallosi mallosi gen. mallosi genitive mallosi mallojesi partitive malloasi mallojasi inessive mallossasi malloissasi elative mallostasi malloistasi illative malloosi malloihisi adessive mallollasi malloillasi ablative malloltasi malloiltasi allative mallollesi malloillesi essive mallonasi malloinasi translative malloksesi malloiksesi abessive mallottasi malloittasi instructive — — comitative — malloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mallomme mallomme accusative nom. mallomme mallomme gen. mallomme genitive mallomme mallojemme partitive malloamme mallojamme inessive mallossamme malloissamme elative mallostamme malloistamme illative malloomme malloihimme adessive mallollamme malloillamme ablative malloltamme malloiltamme allative mallollemme malloillemme essive mallonamme malloinamme translative malloksemme malloiksemme abessive mallottamme malloittamme instructive — — comitative — malloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mallonne mallonne accusative nom. mallonne mallonne gen. mallonne genitive mallonne mallojenne partitive malloanne mallojanne inessive mallossanne malloissanne elative mallostanne malloistanne illative malloonne malloihinne adessive mallollanne malloillanne ablative malloltanne malloiltanne allative mallollenne malloillenne essive mallonanne malloinanne translative malloksenne malloiksenne abessive mallottanne malloittanne instructive — — comitative — malloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mallonsa mallonsa accusative nom. mallonsa mallonsa gen. mallonsa genitive mallonsa mallojensa partitive malloaan malloansa mallojaan mallojansa inessive mallossaan mallossansa malloissaan malloissansa elative mallostaan mallostansa malloistaan malloistansa illative malloonsa malloihinsa adessive mallollaan mallollansa malloillaan malloillansa ablative malloltaan malloltansa malloiltaan malloiltansa allative mallolleen mallollensa malloilleen malloillensa essive mallonaan mallonansa malloinaan malloinansa translative mallokseen malloksensa malloikseen malloiksensa abessive mallottaan mallottansa malloittaan malloittansa instructive — — comitative — malloineen malloinensa

Derived terms

• malluainen

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʎo̝/

Etymology 1

From Latin malleus (“mallet”).

Noun

mallo m (plural mallos)

1. large mallet; sledgehammer
   • 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 139:

     em casa de Tare estaua aymage de Ulcano, feyta amaneyra de ferreyro, et hũ grande mallo ẽnas [maaos]

     in Tare's house there was an image of Vulcan, made in the manner of a blacksmith, holding a large hammer in his hands

Derived terms

• mallar
• mallega
• malleira

Etymology 2

From malle (“flail”), from Latin manualis (“manual”), influenced by Latin malleus (“hammer”). Cognate with Portuguese mangual. Alternative forms include manlle, manle, mal.

Noun

mallo m (plural mallos)

1. flail
2. handle of the flail

   Synonyms: mango, mangueira, moca

Etymology 3

Verb

mallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mallar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “mallo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “mallo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mallo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mallo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mallo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmal.lo/
• Rhymes: -allo
• Hyphenation: màl‧lo

Noun

mallo m (plural malli)

1. cupule
2. (botany) husk, hull, shell

Anagrams

• molla

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαλλός (mallós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmal.loː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmal.lo]

Noun

mallō m (genitive mallōnis); third declension

1. The stem of onions
2. (pathology) A kind of tumor on the knees of animals

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	mallō	mallōnēs
genitive	mallōnis	mallōnum
dative	mallōnī	mallōnibus
accusative	mallōnem	mallōnēs
ablative	mallōne	mallōnibus
vocative	mallō	mallōnēs

References

• “mallo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “mallo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʝo/ [ˈma.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʝo/ [ˈma.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʎo/ [ˈma.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʃo/ [ˈma.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʒo/ [ˈma.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -aʝo

• Rhymes: -aʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -aʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -aʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: ma‧llo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese malho, from Latin malleus. Replaced Old Spanish majo, inherited from the same source.

Noun

mallo m (plural mallos)

1. mallet
2. a kind of game

Etymology 2

Verb

mallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mallar

References

• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “majar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎ (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 776

Further reading

• “mallo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024