malalt

Etymology
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The sound changes approximately ran as follows: *[maˈlaβtu] > [maˈlau̯te] > [maˈlaɫt]. The last stage involves a reidentification of coda [u̯] as the phoneme /l/, heavily velarized in coda positions. Cf. < <  < *[ˈkoβ(e)do] < Latin.

Adjective

 * 1) sick, ill