mildew

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

Verb

1. To taint with mildew.
2. To become tainted with mildew.

Sinònims

mold

mould

blight

fungus

rust

smut

grey

moss

lichen

spoil

mustiness

musty

rot

spotted

mol

mouldiness

mouldy smell

stripe blight

twig blight

mycete

dampness in walls

bryophyte

cobwebs

damp

ergot

freckle

mildewed

moldiness

moldy

must

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈmɪl.djuː/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: myldew

Heretat de anglès antic: meledeaw

Cognat amb frisó occidental: moaldau

Cognat amb neerlandès: meeldauw

Cognat amb alemany: Mehltau

In summary

From Middle English myldew, from Old English meledēaw, mildēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, from *mili (“honey”) + *dauw (“dew”). Compare West Frisian moaldau, Dutch meeldauw, German Mehltau. More at dew.