modd

Maltese

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic مُدّ (mudd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔt/
• Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

modd m (plural mdied)

1. (historical units of measurement) a unit of dry volume, that is officially 10.27 imperial cubic feet (290.9 L).
2. (historical units of measurement) a unit of surface area, that is officially 4.444 imperial acres (1.799 ha).

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German mode, from Middle Low German modder (“mud”), from Proto-Germanic *muþraz (“sediment”).

Noun

modd c

1. loose, slippery, partly melted snow, often mixed with mud

Declension

Declension of modd

		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)

1. way, manner, fashion

   Synonyms: ffurf, gwedd, llun

2. (in the plural) means, resources
   1. (South Wales, in the plural) medicine

      Synonyms: meddyginiaeth, (North Wales) ffisig

3. (grammar) mood
4. (music) mode
5. (mathematics, 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?”)

Coordinate terms

• cyfartaledd (“average”)
• canolrif (“median”)
• cymedr (“mean”)
• amrediad (“range”)

Derived terms

• pa fodd (“how”)
• moddol (“modal”)
• moddion gras (“means of grace”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of modd

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

1. nasal mutation of bodd

Mutation

Mutated forms of bodd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bodd	fodd	modd	unchanged

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “modd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “modd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies