meinwe

Welsh

Etymology

main +‎ gwe.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈmei̯nwɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯nwɛ

Noun

meinwe f (plural meinweoedd)

  1. tissue (body or plant)
  2. (textiles) gossamer

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of meinwe
radical soft nasal aspirate
meinwe feinwe unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

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