elain

== English == === Noun === elain (uncountable) eleoptene === Anagrams === linea, Alien, laine, anile, Aline, alien, liane, Eilan, Elian, Elina, aline, A-line, Nelia == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh elain / elein, from Proto-Brythonic *elẹn, from Proto-Celtic *elanī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-en-i-/h₁él-h₁n-ih₂, from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁el- (“yellow-brown”). For cognates see *h₁el-. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛlai̯n/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːlai̯n/, /ˈɛlai̯n/ === Noun === elain f (plural elanedd) fawn (young deer) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “elain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies