What is the meaning of mal prefix?

bad
1 : bad : badly maltreat. 2 : abnormal : abnormally malformation.

What are five words that start with Mal?

5-letter words starting with MAL

malai	malam
Malmo	malms
malmy	Malos
malta	malts
malty	malum

Is Mal a prefix or root?

The Latin root word mal means “bad” or “evil.” This root is the word origin of many English vocabulary words, including malformed, maltreat, and malice.

How do you use mal in German?

This short German word has a fairly mundane literal meaning, but you will hear it in almost every conversation with locals. The noun das Mal literally means a time or occasion, in the sense of ein letztes Mal (one last time) or more generally to mean sometime, or from time to time.

What words have the word mal?

11 letter words containing mal

malpractice.
abnormality.
transdermal.
malfunction.
malfeasance.
informality.
malevolence.
maladaptive.

What words end with Mal?

6-letter words that end in mal

normal.
formal.
animal.
dismal.
primal.
mammal.
dermal.
brumal.

Is Mal a suffix?

a combining form meaning “bad,” “wrongful,” “ill,” occurring originally in loanwords from French (malapert); on this model, used in the formation of other words (malfunction; malcontent).

Is Mal a negative prefix?

The Latin root word mal means “bad” or “evil.” This root is the word origin of many English vocabulary words, including malformed, maltreat, and malice. You can recall that mal means “bad” through malfunction, or a “badly” working part, and that it means “evil” through malice, or intentional “evil” done to another.

What are words with the prefix non?

Non- Doesn’t Do It

nonfat: “not” having fat.
nonperishable: “not” subject to spoiling or decaying.
nonpoisonous: “not” poisonous.
nonstick: of that which does “not” stick.
nonsensical: of “not” making sense.
nonsmoker: one who does “not” smoke.
nonexistent: of something that does “not” exist.

What words end with NAL?

Words That End With NAL

annal.
banal.
binal.
canal.
final.
penal.
renal.
tonal.