mildiu

See also: mildiú, mildíu, and míldiu

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mildiú, mildíu, mildeu, mildéu, mildio, mildiw, míldiw

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 mildewbor.

Spanish mildiu

Borrowed from English mildew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmildju/ [ˈmil̪.d̪ju], /ˈmildiu/ [ˈmil̪.d̪iu̯]
• Rhymes: -ildju, -ildiu
• Syllabification: mil‧diu

Noun

mildiu m (usually uncountable, plural mildius)

1. mildew

   Synonym: moho

Further reading

• “mildiu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “mildiu”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA
• (DOC) MANUAL DE ACENTUACIÓN CASTELLANA