malefactor
English
Alternative forms
- malefactour (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin malefactor, from Latin malefaciō, from male (“evilly”) + factus (“made or done”), past participle of facio (“I make or do”).
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: măʹləfăk'tər, IPA(key): /ˈmæləˌfæktɚ/
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:criminal
- See also Thesaurus:villain
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
criminal or felon
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evildoer
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Latin
Etymology
From malefactus (perfect passive participle of malefaciō), corresponding to male (“evilly”) + factus (“made or done”), past participle of facio (“I make or do”). Used in Old Latin by Plautus and then more commonly in Late Latin[1].
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.leˈfak.tor/, [ma.ɫɛˈfak.tɔr]
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | malefactor | malefactōrēs |
| Genitive | malefactōris | malefactōrum |
| Dative | malefactōrī | malefactōribus |
| Accusative | malefactōrem | malefactōrēs |
| Ablative | malefactōre | malefactōribus |
| Vocative | malefactor | malefactōrēs |
Antonyms
Descendants
- Asturian: malfechor
- Catalan: malfactor
- English: malefactor
- French: malfaiteur
- Friulian: malfatôr
- Galician: malfeitor
- Italian: malfattore
- Portuguese: malfeitor
- Sicilian: malfatturi
- Spanish: malhechor
References
- malefactor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- malefactor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- malefactor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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