mellt

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#MELTCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#MELT *meldʰ-. Related to Old Norse Mjǫllnir.

Pronunciation

Noun

mellt (plural, singular mellten f)Category:Welsh lemmas#MELTCategory:Welsh nouns#MELTCategory:Welsh plural-basic nouns#MELTCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#MELTCategory:Pages with entries#MELLTCategory:Pages with 1 entry#MELLT

  1. (especially North WalesCategory:North Wales Welsh#MELT) lightning
    Synonym: lluched
    Maen nhw'n darogan mellt a tharanau.
    They're predicting thunder and lightning.
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  2. (in the singulative) a flash or bolt of lightning
    Fe gafodd ei daro gan fellten.
    He/It was struck by (a bolt of) lightning.
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Usage notes

Welsh may employ the plural/collective mellt or singular/singulative mellten to correspond to English collective noun lightning depending on the context, e.g.

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Mutation

Mutated forms of mellt
radical soft nasal aspirate
mellt fellt unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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
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