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elin.

elbow

4 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛlɪn/North-Wales/ˈeːlɪn/South-Wales/ˈɛlɪn/South-Wales

  1. elbow

    feminine

  2. forearm

    feminine

  3. angle, bend

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh elin, from Old Welsh elin, Proto-Brythonic *ölin, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Cognates Cognate with Cornish elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Old English eln(bōga), Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).

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