mildew

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

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

Переводы

moisissure

muffa

Schimmel

mildiou

moho

Mehltau

moisi

schimmel

enmohecer

meeldauw

mildiu

schimmeln

μούχλα

küf

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈmɪl.djuː/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: myldew

Унаследовано от староанглийский: meledeaw

Родственно западнофризский: moaldau

Родственно нидерландский: meeldauw

Родственно немецкий: 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.