Maltese

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Root
m-d-d
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَدَّ (madda).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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medd (imperfect jmidd, past participle mimdud)

  1. (transitive) to lay (something on a surface, especially one's hand)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of medd
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m meddejt meddejt medd meddejna meddejtu meddew
f meddet
imperfect m mmidd tmidd jmidd mmiddu tmiddu jmiddu
f tmidd
imperative midd middu

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English ġemǣdd.

Adjective

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medd

  1. Alternative form of mad

Etymology 2

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Derived from the adjective.

Verb

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medd

  1. Alternative form of madden

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Welsh medd, from Proto-Brythonic *með, from Proto-Celtic *medu (mead), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (honey; honey wine).

Noun

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medd m (uncountable)

  1. mead

Etymology 2

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From the same source as meddu (to rule, possess). Compare with Middle Breton mez (ability), Old Irish med, Modern Irish meadh.

Noun

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medd f (plural meddau or meddion)

  1. authority, power
  2. possession(s)
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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medd

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of meddai

Mutation

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Mutated forms of medd
radical soft nasal aspirate
medd fedd 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

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “medd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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