melc'hwed in All languages combined

Forms: melc’hwed [canonical, feminine], melc’hwedenn [singulative], no-table-tags [table-tags], melc'hwedenn [singular, unmutated], velc'hwedenn [mutation-soft, singular], melc'hwed [plural, unmutated], velc'hwed [mutation-soft, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *melw- (“soft”), from Proto-Celtic *meldo- (“pleasant, mild”), *mlido (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”); compare Breton melw (“snot”)); akin to Cornish melhwes, Welsh malwod. Also see Gaulish *multon- (“sheep”), which could be related. Cf. also Romanian melc (“snail”). Etymology templates: {{der|br|cel-bry-pro|*melw-||soft}} Proto-Brythonic *melw- (“soft”), {{der|br|cel-pro|*meldo-||pleasant, mild}} Proto-Celtic *meldo- (“pleasant, mild”), {{der|br|ine-pro|*ml̥dus||soft, weak}} Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), {{cog|br|melw||snot}} Breton melw (“snot”), {{cog|kw|melhwes}} Cornish melhwes, {{cog|cy|malwod}} Welsh malwod, {{cog|cel-gau|*multon-||sheep}} Gaulish *multon- (“sheep”) Head templates: {{head|br|nouns||||{{{p}}}||{{{p2}}}||{{{p3}}}||{{{d}}}||{{{c}}}|singulative|melc’hwedenn||{{{s2}}}|f2accel-form=p|f5accel-form=d|f7accel-form=sgl|f8accel-form=s|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=melc’hwed|sort=}} melc’hwed f (singulative melc’hwedenn), {{br-noun|f|head=melc’hwed|s=melc’hwedenn}} melc’hwed f (singulative melc’hwedenn)

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"melc'hwed" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Breton]