elain

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See also: eläin

English

Noun

elain (uncountable)

eleoptene

Anagrams

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

Welsh

Elain

Etymology

From Middle Welsh elain / elein, from Old Welsh , from Proto-Brythonic , 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)

fawn (young deer)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
elain	unchanged	unchanged	helain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

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