eleni
See also: Eleni
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Cornish hevleni. From a compound of Proto-Celtic *so (“this”) and *blēdanī (“year”). (Compare heddiw, from *so and *dīyos (“day”).)
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ɛˈlɛnɪ/
- (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈlɛnɪ/
- (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ɛˈleːni/, /ɛˈlɛni/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈleːni/, /ˈlɛni/
- Rhymes: -ɛnɪ
Adverb edit
eleni
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eleni”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies