bloneg
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh blonec, from Proto-Brythonic *blọneg, whence also Old Cornish blonec, Old Breton blonecou pl, Middle Breton blonec, Breton blonek; Middle Irish blonac (“fat, lard, grease”) (whence Irish blonag is probably a loanword from Brythonic. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel (“to swell, blow up”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈblɔnɛɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbloːnɛɡ/, /ˈblɔnɛɡ/
- Rhymes: -oːnɛɡ, -ɔnɛɡ
Noun edit
bloneg m or f (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
- blonegog (“fatty”, adjective)
Related terms edit
- blawn (“fat”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bloneg | floneg | mloneg | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “blonag”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bloneg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies