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mallter

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Welsh

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Etymology

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mall (“pestilence, blight”) +‎ -ter (“-ness”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mallter m (uncountable)

  1. (phytopathology) blight, mildew, blast[2]
    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: twptra, ffolineb

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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