different between gelding vs melding

English

Etymology

From Middle English geldyng, geldynge, from Old Norse geldingr (“wether, eunuch”), from gelda (“to castrate”), equivalent to geld (“to castrate”) +? -ing (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???ld??/
• Rhymes: -?ld??

Noun

gelding (plural geldings)

1. A castrated male horse.
2. Any castrated male animal.
3. (archaic) A eunuch.
   • 1382–1395, John Wycliffe et al. (translators), Acts viii. 38

     They went down both into the water, Philip and the gelding, and Philip baptized him.

Translations

Verb

gelding

1. present participle of geld

Anagrams

• Gedling, gingled, ledging, niggled

Icelandic

Etymology

From gelda (“to geld, to castrate”) +? -ing (“-ing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?c?lti?k/
• Rhymes: -?lti?k

Noun

gelding f (genitive singular geldingar, nominative plural geldingar)

1. castration, gelding

Declension

Related terms

• gelda (“to geld, to castrate”)
• geldingur (“gelding, wether”)

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ld??

Verb

melding

1. present participle of meld

Noun

melding (plural meldings)

1. A composite or hybrid, the result of being melded.

Anagrams

• mingled

Danish

Etymology

From melde +? -ing.

Noun

melding c (singular definite meldingen, plural indefinite meldinger)

1. announcement
2. report
3. message, indication

Inflection

Synonyms

• meddelelse
• offentliggørelse
• underretning

Derived terms

• udmelding

References

• “melding” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From melden +? -ing. Cognate with Icelandic melding, German Meldung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?l.d??/
• Hyphenation: mel?ding
• Rhymes: -?ld??

Noun

melding f (plural meldingen, diminutive meldinkje n)

1. a report, notification, message, notice

See also

• bericht
• mededeling

Icelandic

Etymology

From melda (“to report”) (from Danish melde, from Middle Low German melden) + -ing, or borrowed from Danish melding, from the same verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?lti?k/
• Rhymes: -?lti?k

Noun

melding f (genitive singular meldingar, nominative plural meldingar)

1. (informal) message, notice
2. (informal) the act of reporting in, affirming one's presence or participation

Declension

Synonyms

• (notice): tilkynning

Derived terms

• villumelding

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From melde +? -ing

Noun

melding f or m (definite singular meldinga or meldingen, indefinite plural meldinger, definite plural meldingene)

1. the act of reporting
2. message, report

   Jeg har fått ei melding fra styret.

   I've gotten a message from the leadership.

3. review, evaluation
4. an announcement

Synonyms

• (message): beskjed

Derived terms

References

• “melding” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From melde +? -ing

Noun

melding f (definite singular meldinga, indefinite plural meldingar, definite plural meldingane)

1. the act of reporting
2. message, report

   Eg har fått ei melding frå styret.

   I've got a message from the leadership.

3. review, evaluation
4. an announcement

Synonyms

• (message): beskjed

Derived terms

• feilmelding
• pressemelding
• tekstmelding
• tilbakemelding

References

• “melding” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.