bleujen
Cornish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Cornish blodon (blod- + -on), from Proto-Brythonic *blọd, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (compare Welsh blodyn, Breton bleuñv), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-.
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈblœːdʒɛn]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈblɛdʒən]
Noun
bleujen f (plural bleujyow or bleujennow, collective bleujyow)
Usage notes
- Either bleujyow or bleujennow can seemingly be used as the plural form, with the former being more common. However, some compounds such as bleujen ergh do distinguish between the plural bleujennow and collective bleujyow.
Derived terms
- bleujen an drevas (“corn marigold”)
- bleujen an gog (“bluebell”)
- bleujen an gwyns (“anemone, wood anemone”)
- bleujen an howl (“sunflower”)
- bleujen dulyfant (“tulip”)
- bleujen ergh (“snowdrop”)
- bleujen fosow (“wallflower”)
- bleujen gevnisen (“red campion”)
- bleujen gevnisen gwynn (“white campion”)
- bleujen gool Mighal (“garden aster, Michelmas daisy”)
- bleujen steren (“sea aster”)
- bleujen vor (“woody canoe-bubble”)
- bleujyowa (“blossom”, verb)
- hwil bleus bleujen (“pollen beetle”)