melen

See also: mellen

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *melinos, from *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn). Can be connected to the notion of 'yellow like honey'.

Adjective

melen

  1. yellow

Romansch

Alternative forms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) mellen
  • (Puter) mellan

Etymology

Of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *melinos, from *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn).

Adjective

melen m (feminine singular melna, masculine plural melens, feminine plural melnas)

  1. (Sutsilvan) yellow

Synonyms

Derived terms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English melon.

Noun

melen

  1. melon

Welsh

Pronunciation

Adjective

melen

  1. feminine singular of melyn

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
melen felen unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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