bloneg

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh blonec, from Proto-Brythonic *blọneg, whence also Old Cornish blonec, Old Breton blonecou pl, Middle Breton blonec, Breton blonek; Middle Irish blonac (“fat, lard, grease”) (whence Irish blonag is probably a loanword from Brythonic. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel (“to swell, blow up”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈblɔnɛɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbloːnɛɡ/, /ˈblɔnɛɡ/
  • Rhymes: -oːnɛɡ, -ɔnɛɡ

Noun

bloneg m or f (uncountable)

  1. lard
    Synonym: saim
  2. tree sap
    Synonyms: nodd, sudd

Derived terms

  • blawn (“fat”)
  • gwêr (“tallow”)
  • saim (“lard”)
  • siwed (“suet”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bloneg
radical soft nasal aspirate
bloneg floneg mloneg unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “blonag”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bloneg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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