modd
Maltese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔt/
Noun
modd m (plural mdied)
- (historical units of measurement) a unit of dry volume, that is officially 10.27 imperial cubic feet (290.9 L).
- (historical units of measurement) a unit of surface area, that is officially 4.444 imperial acres (1.799 ha).
Swedish
Noun
modd c
- loose, slippery, partly melted snow, often mixed with mud
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | modd | modds |
| definite | modden | moddens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
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)
- way, manner, fashion
- (in the plural) means, resources
- (grammar) mood
- (music) mode
- (statistics) mode (value occurring most frequently in a distribution)
Usage notes
- Used with the verb bod (“to be”) in polite language to express "can" or "be able to".
- Oes modd datrys y broblem?
- Can the problem be solved?
- (literally, “Is there a way to solve the problem?”)
- Oes modd i chi ddatrys y broblem drosof?
- Can you solve the problem for me?
- (literally, “Is there a way for you to solve the problem on my behalf?”)
Derived terms
- pa fodd (“how”)
- moddol (“modal”)
- moddion gras (“means of grace”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| modd | fodd | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Etymology 2
Noun
modd
- nasal mutation of bodd