mildew

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To taint with mildew.
2. (intransitive) To become tainted with mildew.

Concepts

moisissure

mildiou

moisi

mildious

moisir

rouille

mycète

charbon

moisissure moisi

fleuri

floraison

Synonymes

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

Traductions

muffa

moho

Schimmel

Mehltau

schimmel

küf

mildiu

schimmeln

meeldauw

μούχλα

enmohecer

Schimmelpilz

míldio

bolor

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɪl.djuː/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: myldew

Hérité de ancien anglais: meledeaw

Appartenant à frison occidental: moaldau

Appartenant à néerlandais: meeldauw

Appartenant à allemand: 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.