elain

See also: eläin

English

Noun

elain (uncountable)

1. eleoptene

Anagrams

• A-line, Aline, Elian, Elina, Nelia, alien, aline, anile, laine, liane, linea

Welsh

Elain

Etymology

From 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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlai̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːlai̯n/, /ˈɛlai̯n/

Noun

elain f (plural elanedd)

1. fawn (young deer)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

• 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