malevolens in Latin

IPA: [maˈɫɛ.wɔ.ɫẽːs] [Classical-Latin], [maˈlɛː.vo.lens] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From male (“bad”) + volēns (“wishing”). Literally "bad wishing". Compare benevolens. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{af|la|male|volēns|t1=bad|t2=wishing}} male (“bad”) + volēns (“wishing”) Head templates: {{la-adj|malevolēns}} malevolēns (genitive malevolentis); third-declension one-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|malevolēns}} Forms: malevolēns [canonical], malevolentis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], malevolēns [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], malevolentēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], malevolentia [neuter, nominative, plural], malevolentis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], malevolentium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter], malevolentī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], malevolentibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter], malevolentem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], malevolēns [accusative, neuter, singular], malevolentēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], malevolentia [accusative, neuter, plural], malevolentī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], malevolentibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter], malevolēns [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], malevolentēs [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], malevolentia [neuter, plural, vocative]

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"malevolens" meaning in Latin

Adjective

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