bleujen
Cornish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Cornish blodon (blod- + -on), from Proto-Celtic *blātus (compare Welsh blodyn, Breton bleuñv), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbleujen f (plural bleujyow or bleujennow, collective bleujyow)
Usage notes
edit- Either bleujyow or bleujennow can seemingly be used as the plural form, with the former being more common. However, some compounds such as bleujen ergh do distinguish between the plural bleujennow and collective bleujyow.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- bleujen an drevas (“corn marigold”)
- bleujen an gog (“bluebell”)
- bleujen an gwyns (“anemone”)
- bleujen an gwyns (“wood anemone”)
- bleujen an howl (“sunflower”)
- bleujen dulyfant (“tulip”)
- bleujen ergh (“snowdrop”)
- bleujen fosow (“wallflower”)
- bleujen gevnisen gwynn (“white campion”)
- bleujen gevnisen (“red campion”)
- bleujen gool Mighal (“garden aster, Michelmas daisy”)
- bleujen steren (“sea aster”)