il malato

Word: malato

Language: Italian

Meaning:

1. Adjective:

   • "Malato" means sick or ill. It describes someone who is unwell or suffering from a disease or ailment. For example, "Lui è malato" means "He is sick."
   • It can refer to physical or mental illness.

2. Noun:

   • Used as a noun, "un malato" refers to a patient or a sick person – someone who is receiving medical treatment or is unwell.

Parts:

• The word "malato" comes from Latin "malatus," from "male," meaning "badly" or "ill."

Synonyms:

• ammalato (also means ill, sick)
• infermo (archaic or formal for ill)
• malandato (in a poor state of health)

Antonyms:

• sano (healthy)
• guarito (cured, healed)

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Summary:

Example sentences:

• Mario è malato e non può venire al lavoro. (Mario is sick and cannot come to work.)
• Il malato deve prendere le medicine ogni giorno. (The patient must take medicine every day.)