different between mafic vs mafia

English

Etymology

Blend of magnesium +? ferric.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?maf?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?me?f?k/, /?mæf?k/

Adjective

mafic (comparative more mafic, superlative most mafic)

1. (geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.

   Synonyms: ferromagnesic, basic

   Antonyms: felsic, acidic

   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 60:

     As a whole, rocks of this type are referred to as mafic, because of the importance of magnesium and iron in their composition.

Derived terms

• ultramafic

Translations

Noun

mafic (plural mafics)

1. A rock with such properties.

English

Etymology

See Mafia. The sense "entity which attempts to control a specified arena" makes an analogy to crime-syndicate mafias' attempts to control certain kinds of business in the regions in which they exist.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?fi.?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæfi.?/

Noun

mafia (plural mafias)

1. A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
2. A crime syndicate.
3. A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.
4. (in compound terms such as "moral mafia") An entity which attempts to control a specified arena.

   the digital mafia

   the literary mafia

Translations

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mafia.

Noun

mafia c (singular definite mafiaen, plural indefinite mafiaer)

1. A mafia.

Declension

Derived terms

• mafiafamilie

Finnish

Noun

mafia

1. mafia

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.fja/

Noun

mafia f (plural mafias)

1. The Mafia

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mafia.

Noun

mafia f (plural mafias)

1. Mafia (Italian Mafia)
2. Mafia (any criminal organisation)

Synonyms

• (criminal organisation): cartel

Derived terms

• mafioso

Italian

Etymology

From Sicilian, of uncertain origin. Most likely from Arabic ???????? (m?j?s, “bragging, boasting, aggressive”), though French mafler (“to devour, gluttonize”) is considered another possible source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.fja/

Noun

mafia f (plural mafie)

1. The Mafia (International organized crime organization)
2. mafia (Individual branch)
3. arrogance

Derived terms

• mafioso
• mafiologo
• mafiosità

Descendants

• ? German: Mafia
• ? Turkish: mafya

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 1987) maffia

Noun

mafia m (definite singular mafiaen, indefinite plural mafiaer, definite plural mafiaene)

1. mafia, Mafia

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 1987) maffia

Noun

mafia m (definite singular mafiaen, indefinite plural mafiaer or mafiaar, definite plural mafiaene or mafiaane)

1. mafia, Mafia

Polish

Etymology

From Italian mafia, from Sicilian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.f?a/

Noun

mafia f

1. mafia (crime syndicate)
2. mafia (trusted group of associates, as of a political leader)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) mafijny

Related terms

• (nouns) mafijno??, mafioso
• (adverb) mafijnie

Further reading

• mafia in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• mafia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mafia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mafja/, [?ma.fja]

Noun

mafia f (plural mafias)

1. Mafia (Italian Mafia)
2. Mafia (any criminal organization)

   Synonym: cartel

Derived terms

• antimafia
• mafioso

Further reading

• “mafia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.