maligno

== Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish maligno. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈliɡno/, [maˈliɡ.no] Hyphenation: ma‧lig‧no === Noun === maligno evil spirit == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈliɲ.ɲo/ Rhymes: -iɲɲo Hyphenation: ma‧lì‧gno === Etymology 1 === From Latin malignus. ==== Adjective ==== maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural maligni, feminine plural maligne) spiteful, malicious evil, impish, wicked (oncology) malignant Antonym: benigno ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== maligno first-person singular present indicative of malignare === Anagrams === mignola == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [maˈlɪŋ.noː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [maˈliɲ.ɲo] === Verb === malignō (present infinitive malignāre, perfect active malignāvī, supine malignātum); first conjugation to malign to act viciously ==== Conjugation ==== === Adjective === malignō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of malignus === References === “maligno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “maligno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === malino (poetic, obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese maligno, borrowed from Latin malignus (“malignant”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ma‧lig‧no === Adjective === maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural malignos, feminine plural malignas) malign; malignant; evil (oncology) malignant (tending to produce death) Antonym: benigno (Christianity) often preceded by "o"; an epithet for the Devil Isto é obra do maligno. ― This is a doing of the Devil. ==== Derived terms ==== malignamente ==== Related terms ==== malignidade === Further reading === “maligno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “maligno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin malignus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈliɡno/ [maˈliɣ̞.no] Rhymes: -iɡno Syllabification: ma‧lig‧no === Adjective === maligno (feminine maligna, masculine plural malignos, feminine plural malignas) malicious, malevolent (oncology) malignant Antonym: benigno ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === maligno m (plural malignos) the evil one (idiomatic for the devil) === Further reading === “maligno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === milonga