التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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English - Etymology
From Middle English _male_, borrowed from Old French _masle_, _malle_ (Modern French _mâle_), from Latin _masculus_ (“masculine, a male”), diminutive of _mās_ (“male, masculine”).
From Middle English male, borrowed from Old French masle,
malle (Modern French mâle), from Latin masculus (“masculine, a male”), diminutive of mās
(“male, masculine”).
التي في فئةENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
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English - Pronunciation
* (UK, US) enPR: māl, IPA(key): /meɪl/
* Rhymes: -eɪl
* Homophone: mail
التي في فئةENGLISH - ADJECTIVE
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Adjective
MALE (_not comparable_)
* Belonging to the sex which typically has testes, which in humans and most other mammals is typically the one which has XY chromosomes. [from 14th c.]
* 1969, _Human afflictions and chromosomal aberrations_, page 245:
On the one hand, the observation of Shah _et al_. (1961) of male pseudohermaphroditism with XX karyotype and intra-abdominal testicles. Only the skin was studied so that a possibility of mosaicism cannot be dismissed. Two other XX MALE subjects (Court Brown _et al._, 1964) raise a similar problem.
* 1995, Nancy Condee, _Soviet Hieroglyphics: Visual Culture in Late Twentieth-century Russia_, page 113:
The masked woman's lips do not move, but her voice is heard again, "And then, awakened by a daring kiss..."
Behind the mask[,] the woman's eyes flicker open as a MALE voice is heard off-screen, […]
* Belonging to the masculine (social) gender.
* Pertaining to or associated with men, or male animals; masculine. [from 16th c.]
* 1974, Lawrence Durrell, _Monsieur_, Faber & Faber 1992, page 289:
In the powder rooms of the world's great hotels[,] when MALE lesbians meet they show each other their wedding rings and burst out laughing.
* 2009 December 11, _The Guardian_:
"While No Doubt are avid fans of the Rolling Stones and even have performed in concerts with them, the Character Manipulation Feature results in an unauthorised performance by the Gwen Stefani avatar in a MALE voice boasting about having sex with prostitutes," the band's lawyers alleged.
* (biology) Inherently characteristic of the male of a species. [from 17th c.]
* 2009 September 11, _The Guardian_:
"It's very complex area," said Bowen-Simpkins, a consultant gynaecologist. "The MALE hormone is what gives bulk to muscles and bones so they are at an advantage."
* (grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
* 2012, Naomi McIlwraith, _Kiyâm: Poems_ (ISBN 1926836693), page 43:
The teacher's voice inflects the pulse of _nêhiyawêwin_ as he teaches us. He says a prayer in the first class. Nouns, we learn, have a gender. In French, nouns are MALE or female, but in Cree, nouns are living or non-living, animate or inanimate.
* (figuratively) Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a "female" counterpart, as in a connector or pipe fitting. [from 16th c.]
SYNONYMS
* manly, masculine
* (figuratively) plug, pin
COORDINATE TERMS
* transgender
* intersex
* androgynous
* female
* neuter
DERIVED TERMS
* male-assigned, cismale, transmale
TRANSLATIONS
male (not comparable)
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Belonging to the sex which typically has testes, which in humans and most other mammals is typically the one which has XY chromosomes. [from 14th c.]
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1969, Human afflictions and chromosomal aberrations, page 245:
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On the one hand, the observation of Shah et al. (1961) of male pseudohermaphroditism with XX karyotype and intra-abdominal testicles. Only the skin was studied so that a possibility of mosaicism cannot be dismissed. Two other XX male subjects (Court Brown et al., 1964) raise a similar problem.
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1995, Nancy Condee, Soviet Hieroglyphics: Visual
Culture in Late Twentieth-century Russia, page 113:
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The masked woman's lips do not move, but her voice is heard again, "And then, awakened by a daring kiss..."
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Behind the mask[,] the woman's eyes flicker open as a male voice is heard off-screen, […]
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Belonging to the masculine (social) gender.
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Pertaining to or associated with men, or male animals; masculine. [from 16th c.]
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(biology) Inherently characteristic of the male of a species. [from 17th c.]
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(grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
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(figuratively) Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a "female" counterpart, as in a connector or pipe fitting. [from 16th c.]
التي في فئةENGLISH - NOUN
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English - Noun
MALE (_plural_ MALES)
* One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
* A human member of the masculine sex or gender.
* 2008, Linda Goldman, _Coming Out, Coming in: Nurturing the Well-being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society_ (ISBN 0415958245), page 27:
[…] a biologically female person who identifies as a MALE.
* 2013, _Emery & Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics_ (ISBN 0123838355), chapter 88, page 6:
Among 46,XX MALES not having genital ambiguity, 80% show SRY as noted.
* An animal of the sex that has testes.
* A plant of the masculine sex.
SYNONYMS
* boy
ANTONYMS
* female
TRANSLATIONS
male (plural males)
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One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
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A human member of the masculine sex or gender.
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An animal of the sex that has testes.
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A plant of the masculine sex.
التي في فئةENGLISH - SEE ALSO
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - See Also
* man
* macho
* masculine
* ♂
* sex, gender, gender identity
التي في فئةENGLISH - ANAGRAMS
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Anagrams
* amel, Elam, Elma, lame, lamé, leam, lema, meal
التي في فئةDANISH - PRONUNCIATION
معلومات عن الموضوع
Danish - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): /maːlə/, [ˈmæːlə]
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IPA(key): /maːlə/, [ˈmæːlə]
التي في فئةDANISH - ETYMOLOGY 1
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التي في فئةDANISH - ETYMOLOGY 2
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Danish - Etymology 2
From Old Norse _mala_, from Proto-Germanic _*malaną_ (“to grind”), from Proto-Indo-European _*melh₂-_ (“to grind, rub, break up”). Cognate with Icelandic _mala_.
VERB
MALE (_imperative_ MAL, _infinitive_ AT MALE, _present tense_ MALER, _past tense_ MALEDE, _past participle_ ER/HAR MALET)
* to grind, mill
DERIVED TERMS
* maling (“grinding”)
From Old Norse mala, from Proto-Germanic *malaną (“to grind”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, rub, break up”). Cognate with Icelandic mala.
male (imperative mal, infinitive at
male, present tense maler, past tense malede,
past participle er/har malet)
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to grind, mill
التي في فئةDUTCH - NOUN
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التي في فئةESPERANTO - ETYMOLOGY
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Esperanto - Etymology
From prefix _mal-_ (antonym)+_-e_ (indicates adverbs)
From prefix mal- (antonym)+-e (indicates adverbs)
التي في فئةESPERANTO - ADVERB
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التي في فئةESTONIAN - ETYMOLOGY
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التي في فئةESTONIAN - NOUN
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التي في فئةGERMAN - VERB
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التي في فئةITALIAN - ETYMOLOGY
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التي في فئةITALIAN - PRONUNCIATION
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Italian - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): [ˈmaː.le], /ˈmale/
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IPA(key): [ˈmaː.le], /ˈmale/
التي في فئةITALIAN - ADVERB
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التي في فئةITALIAN - NOUN
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Italian - Noun
MALE m (_plural_ MALI)
* evil, harm
* pain, ache, illness, sickness, disease
ANTONYMS
* bene
DERIVED TERMS
* andare a male
* far male
* farsi male
* grande male
* mal d'auto
* mal di gola
* mal di mare
* mal di testa
* mal di denti
* mal di fegato
* meno male
* non c'è male
* poco male
male m (plural mali)
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evil, harm
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pain, ache, illness, sickness, disease
التي في فئةITALIAN - ANAGRAMS
معلومات عن الموضوع
Italian - Anagrams
* alme
* lame
* mela
التي في فئةLATIN - ETYMOLOGY
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التي في فئةLATIN - PRONUNCIATION
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Latin - Pronunciation
* (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.le/
التي في فئةLATIN - ADVERB
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التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - ETYMOLOGY 1
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التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - ETYMOLOGY 2
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Norwegian Bokmål - Etymology 2
From Old Norse _mala_
VERB
MALE (_imperative_ MAL, _present tense_ MALER, _simple past_ MOL _or_ MALTE, _past participle_ MALT, _present participle_ MALENDE)
* to grind or mill (_to make smaller by breaking with a device_)
* to purr (_of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented_)
From Old Norse mala
male (imperative mal, present tense maler, simple past mol or malte, past participle malt, present participle malende)
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to grind or mill (to make smaller by breaking with a device)
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to purr (of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented)
التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - DERIVED TERMS
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Norwegian Bokmål - Derived Terms
* umalt (_both senses_)
التي في فئةNORWEGIAN BOKMÅL - REFERENCES
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Norwegian Bokmål - References
* “male” in _The Bokmål Dictionary_.