elai

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See also: eläi

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Basque *eLana, a metathesized variant of *aiNala.^[1]

Noun[edit]

elai anim

(Biscayan, Gipuzkoan) Alternative form of enara

References[edit]

^ “ainhara” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading[edit]

“elai” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
"elai" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlai̯/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈeːlai̯/, /ˈɛlai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈeːlɛ/, /ˈɛlɛ/

Verb[edit]

elai

inflection of mynd:
1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive literary
2. third-person singular conditional subjunctive colloquial

Synonyms[edit]

(colloquial conditional): âi

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