Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *mėlldiθ (compare Middle Cornish mollath, molleth, molloth; Middle Breton malloez; modern Breton mallozh, Vannetais malloh, malleh), from Latin maledictiō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛɬdɪθ/, [ˈmɛɬtɪθ]

Noun edit

melltith f (plural melltithion)

  1. curse, hex
  2. bane, anathema

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
melltith felltith unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “melltith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies