maip

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English nēp, cf. English neep. See macyn (“handkerchief”) for a similar bilabial assimilation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mai̯p/
  • Rhymes: -ai̯p

Noun

maip f (collective, singulative meipen)

  1. (North Wales) turnips (Brassica rapa)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • maip Adda (“black bryony”)
  • maip bendigaid, maip Mair, maip tyner (“white bryony”)
  • maip gwyllt(ion) (“charlock”)
  • maip rêp (“turnip rape”)
  • maip yr ŷd (“rape”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of maip
radical soft nasal aspirate
maip faip 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), “maip”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maip”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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