modd
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔt/
Swedish
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːð/
- Rhymes: -oːð
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh moẟ, from Proto-Brythonic *moð, from Latin modus.
Noun
Usage notes
- 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
- pa fodd (“how”)
- moddol (“modal”)
- moddion gras (“means of grace”)
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