bleujen

Cornish

Alternative forms

• blejan, bleujenn

Etymology

From Old Cornish blodon (blod- +‎ -on), from Proto-Celtic *blātus (compare Welsh blodyn, Breton bleuñv), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈblœːdʒɛn], [ˈblɛdʒən]

Noun

bleujen f (plural bleujyow or bleujennow, collective bleujyow)

1. flower

Usage notes

• 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

• flour

Derived terms

• 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”)

 

Mutation

  Mutation of bleujen  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bleujen	vleujen	unchanged	pleujen	fleujen	vleujen