meinddail

Welsh

Etymology

main (“narrow”) +‎ dail (“leaves”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmei̯nðai̯l/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯nðai̯l

Adjective

meinddail (feminine singular meinddail, plural meinddail, not comparable)

  1. (botany) narrow-leaved, having narrow leaves[1]

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • clychlys meinddail (“peach-leaved bellflower”)
  • dyfrllys meinddail (“slender-leaved pondweed; sharp-leaved pondweed”)
  • eurwallt meinddail (“fine-leaved goldilocks”)
  • peiswellt meinddail (“fine-leaved sheep's fescue”)
  • roced-y-muriau meinddail (“perennial wall-rocket”)
  • troed-yr-ŵydd meinddail (“slimleaf goosefoot”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of meinddail
radical soft nasal aspirate
meinddail feinddail unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “meinddail”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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