molybdenwm

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Welsh

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Chemical element
Mo
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Darn a chiwb molybdenum

Etymology

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Borrowed from English molybdenum, from New Latin molybdaenum, from molybdaena (any of various substances resembling lead), from Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα (molúbdaina, a plummet, piece of lead), from μόλυβδος (mólubdos, lead; graphite), from an Anatolian word cognate with Lydian 𐤪𐤠𐤭𐤦𐤥𐤣𐤠 (mariwda, dark), from Proto-Indo-European *morkʷ-iyo-, from a root *morkʷ- (dark).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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molybdenwm m (uncountable)

  1. molybdenum

Mutation

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

References

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