meinwe

Welsh

Etymology

main +‎ gwe.

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯nwɛ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯nwa/
Rhymes: -ei̯nwɛ

Noun

meinwe f (plural meinweoedd)

tissue (body or plant)
(textiles) gossamer

Derived terms

meinweol
meinwe asio (“connective tissue”)
meinwe floneg (“adipose tissue”)
meinwe craith (“scar tissue”)
meinwe nerfol (“nervous tissue”)
meithriniad meinwe (“tissue culture”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
meinwe	feinwe	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

The Language Technologies Unit of the Bedwyr Center of Bangor University (2023) “meinwe”, in Y Termiadur Addysg.

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