Translingual

Proper noun

Malva f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – the mallows.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Malvoideae - subfamily

Esperanto

Adjective

malva ‎(accusative singular malvan, plural malvaj, accusative plural malvajn)

1. mauve colored

   mauve colour:

2. related to a mallow plant

Related terms

• malvo ‎(“malve”)

Finnish

Noun

malva

1. mallow (flowering plant in the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially in the genus Malva)

Declension

Anagrams

• Valma

Italian

Etymology

From Latin malva.

Noun

malva f ‎(plural malve)

1. mallow (plant)

Noun

malva m ‎(invariable)

1. mauve

Adjective

malva ‎(invariable)

1. mauve

Related terms

• malvone / malvarosa

Latin

Etymology

From Semitic; compare Hebrew מַלּוּחַ ‎(malúakh). Related to Ancient Greek μαλάχη ‎(malákhē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmal.wa/, [ˈmaɫ.wa]

Noun

malva f ‎(genitive malvae); first declension

1. a mallow plant

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• malvāceus

Descendants

References

• malva in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• malva in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “malva”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• malva in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin malva.

Noun

malva f (plural malvas)

1. mallow (any plant of the family Malvaceae)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin malva.

Noun

malva f ‎(plural malvas)

1. mallow
2. mauve

Adjective

malva m, f ‎(plural malvas)

1. mauve

Swedish

Noun

malva c

1. mallow

Derived terms

• läkemalva
• praktmalva
• malvaväxter