elain
See also: eläin
English
editNoun
editelain (uncountable)
Anagrams
editWelsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh elain / elein, from Old Welsh [Term?], from Proto-Brythonic [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *elanī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-en-i- / *h₁él-h₁n-ih₂, from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁el- (“yellow-brown”). For cognates see *h₁el-.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛlai̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːlai̯n/, /ˈɛlai̯n/
Noun
editelain f (plural elanedd)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
elain | unchanged | unchanged | helain |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “elain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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