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Welsh
Etymology
Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to throw”).
Pronunciation
Noun
blaen m (plural blaenau)
- tip, point, apex
- front
- foremost, first, leader
- (usually in the plural) frontier, march, border; uplands, highlands
Derived terms
Adjective
blaen (feminine singular blaen, plural blaen, equative blaened, comparative blaenach, superlative blaenaf)
- front, foremost, anterior
Mutation
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