elain

See also: eläin

English

Noun

elain (uncountable)

1. eleoptene

Anagrams

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

Welsh

Elain

Etymology

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

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

Noun

elain f (plural elanedd)

1. fawn (young deer)

Mutation

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

• 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