celain

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh kelein, from Proto-Brythonic *kölẹn, from Proto-Celtic *kolanis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą (“corpse, carcass”). Cognate with Irish colainn (“body”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛlai̯n/ === Noun === celain f (plural celanedd) corpse, carcass Synonyms: burgyn, sgerbwd ==== Derived terms ==== celaneddu (“to massacre”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “celain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies