molybdenwm
Welsh
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Etymology
Borrowed from English molybdenum, from New Latin molybdaenum, from molybdaena (“any of various substances resembling lead”), from Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα (molúbdaina, “a plummet, piece of lead”), from μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead; graphite”), from an Anatolian word cognate with Lydian 𐤪𐤠𐤭𐤦𐤥𐤣𐤠 (mariwda, “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *morkʷ-iyo-, from a root *morkʷ- (“dark”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɔˈlɨ̞bdɛˌnʊm/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɔˈlɪbdɛˌnʊm/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞bdɛnʊm
Noun
molybdenwm m (uncountable)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| molybdenwm | folybdenwm | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “molybdenwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies