melc'hwed

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *melw- (“soft”) (compare Breton melw (“snot”)); akin to Cornish melhwes, Welsh malwod.

Noun

melc’hwed f (singulative melc’hwedenn)


  1. snails
  2. slugs

Synonyms
  • (snails): maligorn
  • (slugs): buoc’h lard

Hyponyms
  • melc’hwed krogennek (“snail”)

Mutation
  Mutation of melc'hwed  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixed
singular melc'hwedenn velc'hwedenn unchanged unchanged velc'hwedenn
plural melc'hwed velc'hwed unchanged unchanged velc'hwed
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