malltod

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mall (“pestilence, blight”) +‎ -dod (“-ness”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

malltod m (uncountable)

  1. (phytopathology) blight, mildew, blast[2][3]
    Synonyms: mallter, cawod, pridd
  2. rot, putrefaction, corruption
    Synonyms: mallter, llygredd, pydredd
  3. (figurative) corruption, impurity, evil
    Synonyms: mallter, llygredd, pydredd, drwg
  4. (veterinary medicine) liver rot, fascioliasis (in sheep)
    Synonym: y pwd

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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
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