mêl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mel"

Friulian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *melum, from Latin mālum. Compare Romansch mail, Romanian măr.

Noun

mêl m (plural mêi)

1. apple (fruit)

Synonyms

• miluç

Related terms

• melâr
• miluçâr

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Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin malu(m) (“bad”), accusative of Latin malus (“bad”).

Pronunciation

• (Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈmeə̯l]

• (Ville Unite):

Adjective

mêl m (feminine mêla, masculine plural mél, feminine plural mêli)

1. bad, evil, wicked, ill

   Mêla fèmna.

   Bad girl.

2. sad

Noun

mêl m (plural mél)

1. wrong, bad, evil

   Ad mêl in pèẓ.

   From bad to worse.

Adverb

mêl (comparative pèẓ, superlative malèsom)

1. badly, wrong, wrongly

Interjection

mêl

1. used to express blame, reproach: that's bad!, that's too bad!

References

• Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 368

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) mel
• (Sursilvan) mèl
• (Sutsilvan) meal

Etymology

From Latin mel.

Noun

mêl m

1. (Surmiran) honey

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *mel, from Proto-Celtic *meli, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːl/

Noun

mêl m (uncountable)

1. honey

Derived terms

• dil mêl (“honeycomb”)
• gwenyn mêl (“honey bees”)
• mêl gwyllt (“wild honey”)
• mêl hidl (“clarified honey”)
• mis mêl (“honeymoon”)

Mutation

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

References

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