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/
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeːlɛn/
Related terms
- kelenner m (“teacher”)
- kelennerez f (“teacher”)
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