eleni

Cognate with Cornish hevleni. From a compound of Proto-Celtic *so (“this”) and *bleidanī (“year”). (Compare heddiw, from *so and *dīyos (“day”).)

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɛˈlɛnɪ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛnɪ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɛˈleːni/, /ɛˈlɛni/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈleːni/, /ˈlɛni/
• Rhymes: -ɛni

eleni

1. this year

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eleni”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies