kelenn
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Breton[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
kelenn ? (singulative kelennenn)
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
kelenn
- to teach
Related terms[edit]
- kelenner m (“teacher”)
- kelennerez f (“teacher”)
Categories:
- Breton terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Breton terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱel-
- Breton terms inherited from Middle Breton
- Breton terms derived from Middle Breton
- Breton terms inherited from Old Breton
- Breton terms derived from Old Breton
- Breton terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Breton terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Breton terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Breton terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Breton terms with IPA pronunciation
- Breton lemmas
- Breton nouns
- Breton verbs
- br:Education
- br:Plants