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”).

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)

Related terms

• 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.

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