kelenn

Breton

Etymology 1

Attested in the Catholicon as Middle Breton quelenn, from Old Breton colaenn, from Proto-Brythonic *kolɨn, from Proto-Celtic *kolinos (compare Old Irish cuilenn m ((wood of the) holly-tree), Cornish kelyn, Welsh celyn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱol- (thorn, thorny plant) (compare English holly), from *ḱel- (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeːlən/

Noun

kelenn ? (singulative kelennenn)

  1. holly

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeːlɛn/

Verb

kelenn

  1. to teach
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