meinhau

Welsh

Etymology

main (“narrow”) +‎ -hau

Verb

meinhau (first-person singular present meinhaf)

  1. (ambitransitive) to narrow, to become narrow
    Synonyms: meinio, culhau, teneuo
  2. (ambitransitive) to taper
    Synonym: tapro

Mutation

Mutated forms of meinhau
radical soft nasal aspirate
meinhau feinhau 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

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “meinhau”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “meinhau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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