mellt

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-. Related to Old Norse Mjǫllnir.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /meːɬt/, [meːɬt]
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /mɛɬt/, [mɛɬt]
Rhymes: -ɛɬd

Noun

mellt f pl (singulative mellten)

lightning
Synonym: lluched
(in the singulative) a flash or bolt of lightning

Coordinate terms

taran (“thunder”)

Derived terms

mellt a tharanau (“thunder and lightning”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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

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