Moder

Meaning

1. (masculine, no-plural, strong) a decomposing mass
2. (masculine, no-plural, strong) moldiness
3. (masculine, no-plural, strong) moldy smell

Concepts

mould

rust

fustiness

moldiness

mull

must

humin

mor

humic substances

moder

house fungus

dry rot

true dry rot

humus

mold

Synonyms

Schimmel

Rost

Fäule

Humus

Mull

Pilz

🍄

Schwamm

🧽

Humin

Huminstoff

Mor

Gammel

Fäulnis

Pilzüberzug

Grünspan

Hausschwamm

Translations

moho

muffa

oxidación

ruggine

ossidazione

orín

mull

mor

bilan humique

moder

mérule

humus

humus saturo giomerulare

moder

substance humique

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmoːdɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: moder

Cognate with Dutch: modder

In summary

From late Middle High German moder (“mold, swamp”), borrowed from Middle Low German modder, modde, mōde (“mud”), from Proto-Germanic *muþraz (“dreg”), from Proto-Indo-European *múHtrom. Doublet of Modder (“mud”), a later borrowing. Cognate with Dutch modder.