malltod
Welsh
editEtymology
editmall (“pestilence, blight”) + -dod (“-ness”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmaɬdɔd/, [ˈmaɬtɔt]
Noun
editmalltod m (uncountable)
- (phytopathology) blight, mildew, blast[2][3]
- rot, putrefaction, corruption
- (figurative) corruption, impurity, evil
- (veterinary medicine) liver rot, fascioliasis (in sheep)
- Synonym: y pwd
References
edit- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “malltod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- ^ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[2] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 278