Welsh edit

Etymology edit

main (slender) +‎ gwyn (fair)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

meinwen m (plural meinwennod)

  1. a slender and fair young woman

Related terms edit

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit

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