eleni

See also: Eleni

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/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɛˈleːni/, /ɛˈlɛni/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈleːni/, /ˈlɛni/
  • Rhymes: -ɛni

Adverb

eleni

  1. 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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