mildew

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

schimmel

meeldauw

beschimmelen

schimmelen

myceten

met meeldauw bedekken

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

muffa

moisissure

Schimmel

moho

mildiou

Mehltau

moisi

küf

enmohecer

mildiu

μούχλα

schimmeln

Schimmelpilz

míldio

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɪl.djuː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: myldew

Overgenomen van Oudengels: meledeaw

Verwant aan Fries: moaldau

Verwant aan Nederlands: meeldauw

Verwant aan Duits: 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.