mêl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mel"

Emilian

Etymology

From Latin mel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːl/

Noun

mêl m (plural mêl)

  1. honey

References

Lepri, Luigi; Vitali, Daniele (2002), “mêl”, in Dizionario Bolognese-Italiano, Italiano-Bolognese. Dizionèri Bulgnaiṡ-Itagliàn, Itagliàn-Bulgnaiṡ, 2nd edition, Bologna: Pendragon, →ISBN

Friulian

Etymology

From Late Latin mēlum, from Latin mālum. Compare Romansh mail, Romanian măr.

Noun

mêl m (plural mêi)

  1. apple (fruit)

Synonyms

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin malu(m) (“bad”), accusative of Latin malus (“bad”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mêl m (feminine mêla, masculine plural mél, feminine plural mêli)

  1. bad, evil, wicked, ill
    Mêla fèmna.
    Bad girl.
  2. sad

Noun

mêl m (plural mél)

  1. wrong, bad, evil
    Ad mêl in pèẓ.
    From bad to worse.

Adverb

mêl (comparative pèẓ, superlative malèsom)

  1. badly, wrong, wrongly

Interjection

mêl

  1. used to express blame, reproach: that's bad!, that's too bad!

References

  • Masotti, Adelmo (1996), Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 368

Romansh

Noun

mêl m

  1. (Surmiran) alternative form of mel (“honey, jam”)

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meːl/
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh mel, from Old Welsh mel, from Proto-Brythonic *mel, from Proto-Celtic *meli, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid.

Noun

mêl m (uncountable)

  1. honey
Derived terms
  • dil mêl (“honeycomb”)
  • gwenyn mêl (“honey bees”)
  • mêl gwyllt (“wild honey”)
  • mêl hidl (“clarified honey”)
  • melanog, melbib (“cowslip”)
  • melog (“lousewort”)
  • mis mêl (“honeymoon”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mêl
radical soft nasal aspirate
mêl fêl 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

mêl

  1. nasal mutation of bêl (“bale”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bêl
radical soft nasal aspirate
bêl fêl mêl unchanged

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

Etymology 3

Noun

mêl

  1. nasal mutation of bêl (“war”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bêl
radical soft nasal aspirate
bêl fêl mêl unchanged

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “honey”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “mêl”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • 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
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