blaen

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Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (to throw).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

blaen m (plural blaenau)

  1. tip, point, apex
  2. front
  3. foremost, first, leader
  4. (usually in the plural) frontier, march, border; uplands, highlands

Derived terms

Adjective

blaen (feminine singular blaen, plural blaen, equative blaened, comparative blaenach, superlative blaenaf)

  1. front, foremost, anterior

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of blaen
radical soft nasal aspirate
blaen flaen mlaen unchanged

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), “blaen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 215 iii (10)