See also: eläin

English

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Noun

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elain (uncountable)

  1. eleoptene

Anagrams

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Welsh

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Elain

Etymology

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From Middle Welsh elain / elein, from Proto-Brythonic *elẹn, 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

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Noun

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elain f (plural elanedd)

  1. fawn (young deer)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of elain
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
elain unchanged unchanged helain

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • 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