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menyw

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Variant of benyw back-formed from the soft mutation fenyw.

Noun

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menyw f (plural menywod)

  1. (South Wales) woman
    Synonyms: benyw, dynes, gwraig, merch
  2. female (of any species)

Adjective

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

  1. female, feminine

Mutation

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Mutated forms of menyw
radical soft nasal aspirate
menyw fenyw unchanged unchanged

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

Etymology 2

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Noun

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menyw f

  1. Nasal mutation of benyw.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of benyw
radical soft nasal aspirate
benyw fenyw menyw unchanged

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

References

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