modd

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic مُدّ (mudd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔt/

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

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
3. (grammar) mood
4. (music) mode
5. (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/Are there means to solve the problem?”)

  Oes modd i chi ddatrys y broblem drosof?

  Can you solve the problem for me?

  (literally, “Is there a way/Are there means for you to solve the problem on my behalf?”)

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
modd	fodd	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2

Noun

modd

1. Nasal mutation of bodd.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bodd	fodd	modd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.