mallter

Welsh

Etymology

mall (“pestilence, blight”) +‎ -ter (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mallter m (uncountable)

  1. (phytopathology) blight, mildew, blast
    Synonyms: malltod, cawod, pridd
  2. rot, putrefaction, corruption
    Synonyms: malltod, llygredd, pydredd
  3. (figurative) corruption, impurity, evil
    Synonyms: malltod, llygredd, pydredd, drwg
  4. stupidity
    Synonyms: twpdra, ffolineb

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “blight”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “mallter”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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