bloneg
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh blonec, from Proto-Brythonic *blọneg, whence also Old Cornish blonec, Old Breton blonecou pl, Middle Breton blonec, Breton blonek; Middle Irish blonac (“fat, lard, grease”) (whence Irish blonag is probably a loanword from Brythonic. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel (“to swell, blow up”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈblɔnɛɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbloːnɛɡ/, /ˈblɔnɛɡ/
- Rhymes: -oːnɛɡ, -ɔnɛɡ
Noun
[edit]bloneg m or f (uncountable)
Derived terms
[edit]- bloneg y ddaear (“red or white brony”)
- blonegog (“fatty”)
Related terms
[edit]- blawn (“fat”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| bloneg | floneg | mloneg | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “blonag”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bloneg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Welsh/oːnɛɡ
- Rhymes:Welsh/oːnɛɡ/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɔnɛɡ
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɔnɛɡ/2 syllables
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh uncountable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- Welsh feminine nouns
- Welsh nouns with multiple genders
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