mildew en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmɪl.d(j)u/ (US)
- /ˈmɪl.djuː/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mélit Proto-Germanic *mili Proto-West Germanic *mili Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Proto-Germanic *dawwą Proto-West Germanic *dauw Proto-West Germanic *milidauw Old English mildēaw Middle English myldew English mildew From Middle English myldew, from Old English mildēaw, meledēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, from *mili (“honey”) + *dauw (“dew”). Compare West Frisian moaldau, Dutch meeldauw, German Mehltau. More at dew.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mildews | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unmildewed · downy mildew · mildewer · mildewproof · powdery mildew · mildewy · mildewcidal · mildewcide · mildewed · wheat mildew · antimildew
Descendants
míldio · míldiu · mildiou · mildiu
Translations (104)
cmn 霉 (growth of minute fungi) · fy skimmel (growth of minute fungi) · ar عُفُونَة (growth of minute fungi) · hu lisztharmat (growth of minute fungi) · af skimmel (growth of minute fungi) · ky көк дат (growth of minute fungi) · he טַחַב (growth of minute fungi) · km ផ្សិត (growth of minute fungi) · jam junjo (growth of minute fungi) · sh буђ (growth of minute fungi) · be бро́сня (growth of minute fungi) · hu penész (growth of minute fungi) · ka ჭრაქი (growth of minute fungi) · pt míldio (growth of minute fungi) · bg мана (growth of minute fungi) · hu peronoszpóra (growth of minute fungi) · el μούχλα (growth of minute fungi) · sk pleseň (growth of minute fungi) · sh plijesan (growth of minute fungi) · hu üszög (growth of minute fungi) · fi home (growth of minute fungi) · ga coincleach (growth of minute fungi) · tg пӯпанак (growth of minute fungi) · de Schimmel (growth of minute fungi) · vi mốc (growth of minute fungi) · ka ობი (growth of minute fungi) · cmn 霉菌 (growth of minute fungi) · grc ἐρυσίβη (growth of minute fungi) · mk му́вла (growth of minute fungi) · sh buđ (growth of minute fungi) · az kif (growth of minute fungi) · hu rozsda (growth of minute fungi) · ang meledēaw (growth of minute fungi) · ota كوف (growth of minute fungi) · be пле́сня (growth of minute fungi) · de Mehltau (growth of minute fungi) · es mildiu (growth of minute fungi) · ko 곰팡이 (growth of minute fungi) · uk плі́сень (growth of minute fungi) · tg мағор (growth of minute fungi) · mn хөгц (growth of minute fungi) · sh плесан (growth of minute fungi) · mi hōpurupuru (growth of minute fungi) · bo ཧམ་འབུ (growth of minute fungi) · uk плі́снява (growth of minute fungi) · mi kāhekaheka (growth of minute fungi) · tr küf (growth of minute fungi) · hrx Milldau (growth of minute fungi) · es mildéu (growth of minute fungi) · uk цвіль (growth of minute fungi) · cs plíseň (growth of minute fungi) · ang mildēaw (growth of minute fungi) · es mildio (growth of minute fungi) · fr mildiou (growth of minute fungi) · hi फफूंदी (growth of minute fungi) · id cendawan (growth of minute fungi) · es mildiú (growth of minute fungi) · sq myk (growth of minute fungi) · tsg kapu-kapu (growth of minute fungi) · pl pleśń (growth of minute fungi) · hsb pomjedź (growth of minute fungi) · da mug (growth of minute fungi) · ar تَعَفُّن (growth of minute fungi) · sh плијесан (growth of minute fungi) · tg карра (growth of minute fungi) · it muffa (growth of minute fungi) · la rōbīgō (growth of minute fungi) · ro mucegai (growth of minute fungi) · sv mjöldagg (growth of minute fungi) · es mildíu (growth of minute fungi) · sl plesen (growth of minute fungi) · ru пле́сень (growth of minute fungi) · es moho (growth of minute fungi) · da meldug (growth of minute fungi) · ja 黴 (growth of minute fungi) · kk зең (growth of minute fungi) · hy բորբոս (growth of minute fungi) · ca míldiu (growth of minute fungi) · lt miltligė (growth of minute fungi) · id kapang (growth of minute fungi) · ru ми́лдью (growth of minute fungi) · pt mofo (growth of minute fungi) · haw kūkaeloli (growth of minute fungi) · kk зай (growth of minute fungi) · unm ahkokolët (growth of minute fungi) · cy llwydni (growth of minute fungi) · la aurūgō (growth of minute fungi) · ga caonach liath (growth of minute fungi) · sh plesan (growth of minute fungi) · eo melduo (growth of minute fungi) · tl tagulamin (growth of minute fungi) · dsb mjodnica (growth of minute fungi) · be цвіль (growth of minute fungi) · nl meeldauw (growth of minute fungi) · dsb pómjodk (growth of minute fungi) · nl schimmel (growth of minute fungi) · lv pelējums (growth of minute fungi) · es añublo (growth of minute fungi) · uz mogʻor (growth of minute fungi) · mi kūpā (growth of minute fungi) · uz poʻpanak (growth of minute fungi) · ka მილდიუ (growth of minute fungi) · es anublo (growth of minute fungi) · es mildeu (growth of minute fungi)