LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectiveindeclinable portion with a first/second-declension adjective

male habitus

male habitus (feminine male habita, neuter male habitum)
Classical[ˈma.ɫɛ ˈha.bɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.le ˈaː.bi.tus]

Meaning

  1. ill-kept, in poor condition, run down

Origins

From male (“badly, poorly”) + habitus (“had, kept”). Attested as early as Masurius Sabinus.

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianmalaidufrom Old Sardinian malabitu
  • Sardinianmaladiufrom Old Sardinian malabitu
Italo-Romance
  • Italianmalato
  • Spanishmalatofrom Italian malato
  • Sicilianmalatu
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanmalaltfrom Old Catalan malaute
  • Frenchmaladefrom Old French malabde
  • Franco-Provençalmalâdo
  • Auvergnatmalautefrom Old Occitan malapte
  • Gasconmalautfrom Old Occitan malapte
  • Gasconmalaufrom Old Occitan malapte
  • Languedocienmalautfrom Old Occitan malapte
  • Languedocienmalautefrom Old Occitan malapte
  • Limousinmalaudefrom Old Occitan malapte
  • Provençalmalaufrom Old Occitan malapte
Elsewhere
  • Catalanmalvejarfrom Vulgar Latin *male habitidare
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianmaròtto
  • Emilianmòuto
  • Lombardmalad
  • Lombardmalat
  • Franco-Provençalmalâviofrom Piedmontese malave
  • Vivaro-Alpinemalavifrom Piedmontese malave

Quick answers

What does male habitus mean in Latin?
male habitus, a adjective, means “ill-kept, in poor condition, run down”.
How do you pronounce male habitus?
In classical Latin, [ˈma.ɫɛ ˈha.bɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaː.le ˈaː.bi.tus].