melltith

melltith

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *mėlldiθ (compare Middle Cornish mollath, molleth, molloth; Middle Breton malloez; modern Breton mallozh, Vannetais malloh, malleh), from Latin maledictiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɬdɪθ/, [ˈmɛɬtɪθ]

Noun

melltith f (plural melltithion)

1. curse, hex
2. bane, anathema

Derived terms

• melltithio
• melltithiol

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
melltith	felltith	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), “melltith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies