modd

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Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مُدّ (mudd).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

modd m (plural mdied)

  1. (historical units of measurement) a unit of dry volume, that is officially 10.27 imperial cubic feet (290.9 L).
  2. (historical units of measurement) a unit of surface area, that is officially 4.444 imperial acres (1.799 ha).

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

modd c

  1. loose, slippery, partly melted snow, often mixed with mud

Declension[edit]

Declension of modd 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative modd modden
Genitive modds moddens

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Welsh moẟ, from Proto-Brythonic *moð, from Latin modus.

Noun[edit]

modd m (plural moddau or moddion)

  1. way, manner, fashion
    Synonyms: ffurf, gwedd, llun
  2. means, resources
  3. (grammar) mood
  4. (music) mode
  5. (statistics) mode (value occurring most frequently in a distribution)
Usage notes[edit]
  • Used with the verb bod (to be) in polite langauge to express "can" or "be able to".
    Oes modd datrys y broblem?
    Can the problem be solved?
    (literally, “Is there a way/Are there means to solve the problem?”)
    Oes modd i chi ddatrys y broblem drosof?
    Can you solve the problem for me?
    (literally, “Is there a way/Are there means for you to solve the problem on my behalf?”)
Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

modd

  1. Nasal mutation of bodd.

Mutation[edit]

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