eleni

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Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Cornish hevleni. From a compound of Proto-Celtic *so (“this”) and *bleidanī (“year”). (Compare heddiw, from *so and *dīyos (“day”).)

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɛˈlɛnɪ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛnɪ/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɛˈleːni/, /ɛˈlɛni/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈleːni/, /ˈlɛni/
Rhymes: -ɛni

Adverb

eleni

this year

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eleni”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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