meud

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin modius.

Noun

meud m (plural meuds)

  1. big barrel used for wine

Synonyms

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton meut, from Proto-Celtic *mā-to-, from Proto-Indo-European *mē-.

Compare Welsh bawd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmøːt/

Noun

meud m (plural meudoù)

  1. thumb
  2. pincer, claw (of crab or lobster)

Inflection

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Mutation of meud
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular meud veud unchanged unchanged
plural meudoù veudoù unchanged unchanged

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish méit, mét (“greatness, magnitude, of size, quantity, number, extent, degree”) from Proto-Celtic *mantī, Proto-Indo-European *mh₁n̥tih₂, from a feminine *-onts derivative of *meh₁- (“to measure”). Cognate with Irish méid and Welsh maint.

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /miət̪/
  • (Uist) IPA(key): /mĩːt̪/

Noun

meud m (genitive singular meud, plural meudan)

  1. size, extent
  2. amount, quantity

Derived terms

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