meinwe

Welsh

Etymology

main +‎ gwe.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

meinwe f (plural meinweoedd)

1. tissue (body or plant)
2. (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

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.