Nedeleg

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton Nedelec, from Old Breton Notolic, from Proto-Brythonic *Nọdọlɨg (“Christmas”), from Latin nātālīcius, nātālīcia (“birthday”). Cognate with Cornish Nadelik, Welsh Nadolig.

Proper noun

Nedeleg m

  1. Christmas

Derived terms

  • Nedeleg laouen

References

  • Cornillet, Gérard (2017), “Nedeleg”, in Geriadur galleg brezhoneg, dictionnaire français breton‎[1] (in French), page 955
  • Cornillet, Gérard; Ménard, Martial (2020), “Nedeleg”, in Dictionnaire breton-français, Geriadur meur brezhoneg-galleg‎[2] (in French), page 3362
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