different between macle vs malle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French macle, which in turn derives either from Latin macula (from Italic) or from Latin mascula (from Germanic). See mascle for more.

Noun

macle (plural macles)

1. (mineralogy) Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section.
2. (mineralogy) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.
3. (mineralogy) A twin crystal.

References

• macle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Camel, Malec, calme, camel

French

Etymology

The second sense is from Latin mascula, from Germanic (see English mascle for details). The first sense either has the same origin, or derives from macula (from Italic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?kl/, /makl/

Noun

macle f (plural macles)

1. twin crystal
2. (heraldry) mascle

Derived terms

• maclage
• macler

Descendants

• ? English: macle

References

Further reading

• “macle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• maul, mall, mawle

Noun

malle (plural malles)

1. A heavy hammer or beetle, often made of wood or lead.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons (page 52)

     There is also an entry of two hundred Malles in a store house at Berwick.

Anagrams

• Amell, lamel

Danish

Etymology

From Low German malle, presumably corrupted from Middle Low German walre, itself related to hval.

Noun

malle c (singular definite mallen, plural indefinite maller)

1. catfish

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?.l?/
• Hyphenation: mal?le
• Rhymes: -?l?

Adjective

malle

1. inflection of mal:
   1. indefinite masculine and feminine singular
   2. indefinite plural
   3. definite

Noun

malle m or f (plural mallen)

1. Someone who acts silly.

Estonian

Noun

malle

1. illative singular of male

French

Etymology

From Middle French malle, from Old French male (“leather bag, leather or wooden travel-case”), from Frankish *malha (“leather bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malh? (“leather bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather bag”). Cognate with Old High German malha, malaha (“leather bag”), Middle Dutch male (“trunk, travel bag”). More at mail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mal/

Noun

malle f (plural malles)

1. large suitcase; trunk

Derived terms

• mallette
• se faire la malle

Descendants

• ? Portuguese: mala

Further reading

• “malle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Alternative forms

• mal, mallo, manle, manlle

Etymology

From Latin manualis (“manual”); cognate with Portuguese mangual.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma?e?/

Noun

malle m (plural malles)

1. flail
2. handle of the flail

   Synonyms: mango, mangueira, moca

3. hammer

References

• “malle” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “malle” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “mallo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Latin

Verb

m?lle

1. present active infinitive of m?l?

Mapudungun

Noun

malle (using Unified Alphabet)

1. uncle

Old French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, probably from Frankish *malhu (“leather bag”).

Noun

malle f (oblique plural malles, nominative singular malle, nominative plural malles)

1. large chest or trunk

Spanish

Verb

malle

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mallar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mallar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mallar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of mallar.