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

Derived terms
  • blonegog (“fatty”, adjective)
  • blawn (“fat”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bloneg floneg mloneg unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “blonag”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, 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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