mêl
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mel"
Friulian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *melum, from Latin mālum. Compare Romansch mail, Romanian măr.
Noun
mêl m (plural mêi)
- apple (fruit)
Synonyms
- miluç
Related terms
- melâr
- miluçâr
Romagnol
Etymology
From Latin malu(m) (“bad”), accusative of Latin malus (“bad”).
Pronunciation
- (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈmeə̯l]
- (Ville Unite):
Adjective
mêl m (feminine mêla, masculine plural mél, feminine plural mêli)
- bad, evil, wicked, ill
- Mêla fèmna.
- Bad girl.
- sad
Noun
mêl m (plural mél)
- wrong, bad, evil
- Ad mêl in pèẓ.
- From bad to worse.
Adverb
mêl (comparative pèẓ, superlative malèsom)
- badly, wrong, wrongly
Interjection
mêl
- used to express blame, reproach: that's bad!, that's too bad!
References
- Masotti, Adelmo (1999) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano (in Italian), Zanichelli
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun) mel
- (Sursilvan) mèl
- (Sutsilvan) meal
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *melem, from Latin mel.
Noun
mêl m
- (Surmiran) honey
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh mel, from Old Welsh mel, from Proto-Brythonic *mel, from Proto-Celtic *meli, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːl/
Noun
mêl m (uncountable)
- honey
Derived terms
- dil mêl (“honeycomb”)
- gwenyn mêl (“honey bees”)
- mêl gwyllt (“wild honey”)
- mêl hidl (“clarified honey”)
- mis mêl (“honeymoon”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mêl | fêl | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mêl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies