mellt
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-. Related to Old Norse Mjǫllnir.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /meːɬt/, [meːɬt]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɛɬt/, [mɛɬt]
- Rhymes: -ɛɬd
Noun
mellt f pl (singulative mellten)
- lightning
- Synonym: lluched
- (in the singulative) a flash or bolt of lightning
Coordinate terms
- taran (“thunder”)
Derived terms
- mellt a tharanau (“thunder and lightning”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mellt | fellt | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mellt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies