modd

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic مُدّ (mudd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔt/

Noun

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

Noun

modd c

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

Declension

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moːð/
  • Rhymes: -oːð

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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
  • 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)

Mutation

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.

Noun

modd

  1. Nasal mutation of bodd.

Mutation

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.
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