kowanik

kowanigow (plural)
kowanik (mutation unmutated)
gowanik (mutation mutation-soft)
howanik (mutation mutation-aspirate)


hwibanhos Amerika

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hwibanhos Amerika m (plural hwibanheyji Amerika)


golvanek

golvanogyon (plural)
golvanek (mutation unmutated)
wolvanek (mutation mutation-soft)
kolvanek (mutation)
hwolvanek (mutation mutation-mixed)
wolvanek (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


bonngors

bonngorsow (plural)
bonngors (mutation unmutated)
vonngors (mutation mutation-soft)
ponngors (mutation)
fonngors (mutation mutation-mixed)
vonngors (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


kodh

kodh (mutation unmutated)
godh (mutation mutation-soft)
hodh (mutation mutation-aspirate)

From kodha (“to fall”). Presumably arose from use in verbal constructions found below.


degoodh

de·goodh (canonical)
degoodh (mutation unmutated)
dhegoodh (mutation mutation-soft)
tegoodh (mutation)
tegoodh (mutation mutation-mixed)
tegoodh (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish degoth, from de- + koodh. Compare Breton degouezh, Welsh digwydd.


draylell

draylellow (plural)
draylell (mutation unmutated)
dhraylell (mutation mutation-soft)
traylell (mutation)
traylell (mutation mutation-mixed)
traylell (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

From drayl (“a drag”) + -ell (“suffix denoting tools”); a dragging implement.


gwydhvos

gwydhvosen (singulative)
gwydhvos (mutation unmutated)
wydhvos (mutation mutation-soft)
kwydhvos (mutation)
hwydhvos (mutation mutation-mixed)
wydhvos (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


gwydhvosen

gwydhvosennow (plural)
gwydhvosen (mutation unmutated)
wydhvosen (mutation mutation-soft)
kwydhvosen (mutation)
hwydhvosen (mutation mutation-mixed)
wydhvosen (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


barlysen

barlysennow (plural)
barlysen (mutation unmutated)
varlysen (mutation mutation-soft)
parlysen (mutation)
farlysen (mutation mutation-mixed)
varlysen (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


bayrosen

bayrosennow (plural)
bayrosen (mutation unmutated)
vayrosen (mutation mutation-soft)
payrosen (mutation)
fayrosen (mutation mutation-mixed)
vayrosen (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


lowrwydh

From Latin laurus (“laurel, bay”) + gwydh (“trees”). Cognate with Welsh llawrwydd.


beler

beleren (singulative)
beler (mutation unmutated)
veler (mutation mutation-soft)
peler (mutation)
feler (mutation mutation-mixed)
veler (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


baywedhen

baywedhennow (plural)
baywedhen (mutation unmutated)
vaywedhen (mutation mutation-soft)
paywedhen (mutation)
faywedhen (mutation mutation-mixed)
vaywedhen (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

singulative of baywydh (“bay trees, laurels”)


baywydh

baywedhen (singulative)
baywydh (mutation unmutated)
vaywydh (mutation mutation-soft)
paywydh (mutation)
faywydh (mutation mutation-mixed)
vaywydh (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

From bay + gwydh; compare English bay tree, Welsh baewydd.


bayros

bayrosen (singulative)
bayros (mutation unmutated)
vayros (mutation mutation-soft)
payros (mutation)
fayros (mutation mutation-mixed)
vayros (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


besowen

besowennow (plural)
besowen (mutation unmutated)
vesowen (mutation mutation-soft)
pesowen (mutation)
fesowen (mutation mutation-mixed)
vesowen (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


betysen

betysennow (plural)
betysen (mutation unmutated)
vetysen (mutation mutation-soft)
petysen (mutation)
fetysen (mutation mutation-mixed)
vetysen (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


betys

betysen (singulative)
betys (mutation unmutated)
vetys (mutation mutation-soft)
petys (mutation)
fetys (mutation mutation-mixed)
vetys (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


brewyonen

brewyonennow (plural)
brewyonen (mutation unmutated)
vrewyonen (mutation mutation-soft)
prewyonen (mutation)
frewyonen (mutation mutation-mixed)
vrewyonen (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


brewyon

brewyonen (singulative)
brewyon (mutation unmutated)
vrewyon (mutation mutation-soft)
prewyon (mutation)
frewyon (mutation mutation-mixed)
vrewyon (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

Seemingly from brew (“broken”) + -yon (“pluralizing suffix”).


burmen

burmennow (plural)
burmen (mutation unmutated)
vurmen (mutation mutation-soft)
purmen (mutation)
furmen (mutation mutation-mixed)
vurmen (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


datesen

datesennow (plural)
datesen (mutation unmutated)
dhatesen (mutation mutation-soft)
tatesen (mutation)
tatesen (mutation mutation-mixed)
tatesen (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


ervinen

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ervinen f (plural ervinennen or ervinednen)


elowen

elowen f (plural elowennow or elowednow)


elestren

elestren f (plural elestrennow or elestrednow)

elestrennow (plural)
elestrednow (plural)

singulative of elester (“flag, yellow iris”)


elester

From Latin salicastrum. Compare Welsh and Armoric elestr, Irish soilestar (from Old Irish seilisdeir), and Late Latin alestrāre. Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek ἄλισμα (álisma).


angos

From Middle Cornish angòs, from Middle English anguys, from Anglo-Norman anguisse.


gordhristrui

gordhristrui (mutation unmutated)
wordhristrui (mutation mutation-soft)
kordhristrui (mutation)
hwordhristrui (mutation mutation-mixed)
wordhristrui (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

Presumably from gor- + distrui; literally "over-destroy". Given as cognate to Welsh diddymaf and difodaf.


gloos

glòsow (plural)
gloos (mutation unmutated)
loos (mutation mutation-soft)
kloos (mutation)

Unknown. Gerlyver Meur suggests an Indo-European origin, which would support a cognate in Sanskrit. Compare Welsh gloes, Breton gloaz, and Sanskrit क्लिश् (kliś, “to feel pain”).


nebonan

From neb + onan. Compare English someone.


ughel

ughel (comparative ughella, superlative an ughella)

ughella (comparative)
an ughella (superlative)

From Middle Cornish (h)uhel, from Old Cornish uchel, from Proto-Brythonic *ʉxel, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos. Compare Welsh and Armoric uchel, Irish uasal, Sanskrit [Term?] (“uks'ala”) etc. By surface analysis, ugh + -el.


degynsywa

degynsywa (mutation unmutated)
dhegynsywa (mutation mutation-soft)
tegynsywa (mutation)
tegynsywa (mutation mutation-mixed)
tegynsywa (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish tegensywe, likely from de- + kyn' + siw- + -a. Alternatively, from degynsow + -a.


trenja

From Late Cornish trenzha, from Middle Cornish trensa, contracted from tre an jydh. See Welsh trennydd.


dygynsete

[dɪˌɡɪnzɛˈtɛː]

From de genzhete, from Middle Cornish degens ytte, a contraction of dydh kyns es de; "day former than yesterday."

day before yesterday
day before yesterday


dygynsete

[dɪˌɡɪnzɛˈtɛː]


terros

terròs m (plural teròsow or terrysi or terryji)

terròs (canonical masculine)
teròsow (plural)
terrysi (plural)
terryji (plural)

From Middle Cornish terrus, of unknown origin.

disaster, destruction, downfall, calamity, doom


terros

terròs (canonical masculine)
teròsow (plural)
terros (mutation unmutated)
derros (mutation mutation-soft)
therros (mutation mutation-aspirate)


degynsywek

degynsywek (mutation unmutated)
dhegynsywek (mutation mutation-soft)
tegynsywek (mutation)
tegynsywek (mutation mutation-mixed)
tegynsywek (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


dy'

dy' (mutation unmutated)
dhy' (mutation mutation-soft)
ty' (mutation)
ty' (mutation mutation-mixed)
ty' (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


goldheys

gòldheys (canonical masculine)
goldheys (mutation unmutated)
woldheys (mutation mutation-soft)
koldheys (mutation)
hwoldheys (mutation mutation-mixed)
woldheys (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

From gòl + deys (“plural of das”); a feast day of stacks.

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dy'gol

dy'gòl (canonical masculine)
dy'gòlyow (plural)
dy'gol (mutation unmutated)
dhy'gol (mutation mutation-soft)
ty'gol (mutation)
ty'gol (mutation mutation-mixed)
ty'gol (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

Contraction of dydh an gool or similar phrase.


krognans

krognansow (plural)
krognans (mutation unmutated)
grognans (mutation mutation-soft)

From krog + nans; literally "hang-valley".


glynn

glynnow (plural)
glydnow (plural)
glynn (mutation unmutated)
lynn (mutation mutation-soft)
klynn (mutation)

Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *glendos (“valley”).


tnow

tnowi (plural)
tnow (mutation unmutated)
dnow (mutation mutation-soft)
thnow (mutation mutation-aspirate)


golans

golansow (plural)
golans (mutation unmutated)
wolans (mutation mutation-soft)
kolans (mutation)
hwolans (mutation mutation-mixed)
wolans (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

Presumably from go- (“diminutive suffix”) + nans (“valley”). Alternatively, borrowed from Welsh golan under influence from nans.


durdadhehwi

[dʏrˈdaðɛˌʍiː]

Contraction of Duw roy dydh da dhywgh hwi; "God give good day to you."


kolebron

kòlebron (canonical feminine)
kolebron (mutation unmutated)
golebron (mutation mutation-soft)
holebron (mutation mutation-aspirate)

Seemingly from kool (“omen”) + ebron (“sky”); a sky-omen.


dyowles

dyowlesow (plural)
dyowles (mutation unmutated)
dhyowles (mutation mutation-soft)
tyowles (mutation)
tyowles (mutation mutation-mixed)
tyowles (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


dyowl

dyowlow (plural)
dywolow (plural)
dyowl (mutation unmutated)
dhyowl (mutation mutation-soft)
tyowl (mutation)
tyowl (mutation mutation-mixed)
tyowl (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish dyawl, from Old Cornish diauol, from Proto-Brythonic *diaβul, borrowed from Latin diabolus. Compare Breton diaoul, Welsh diawl.


bleujennow

bleujennow (mutation unmutated)
vleujennow (mutation mutation-soft)
pleujennow (mutation)
fleujennow (mutation mutation-mixed)
vleujennow (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


bleujen ergh

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bleujen ergh f (plural bleujennow ergh, collective bleujyow ergh)

bleujennow ergh (plural)
bleujyow ergh (collective)
bleujen ergh (mutation unmutated)
vleujen ergh (mutation mutation-soft)
pleujen ergh (mutation)
fleujen ergh (mutation mutation-mixed)
vleujen ergh (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


bleujyow

From Middle Cornish blegyow; equivalent to bleuj- + -yow.


bleujyow

bleujen (singulative)
bleujyow (mutation unmutated)
vleujyow (mutation mutation-soft)
pleujyow (mutation)
fleujyow (mutation mutation-mixed)
vleujyow (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)


wortiwedh

at last, eventually, ultimately, finally


kastiga

kastiga (mutation unmutated)
gastiga (mutation mutation-soft)
hastiga (mutation mutation-aspirate)


kastik

kastigow (plural)
kastig (mutation unmutated)
gastig (mutation mutation-soft)
hastig (mutation mutation-aspirate)

From English castigate, from Latin castīgāre. Compare dialectal casteeg, meaning to flog.


-he

berr (“short”) + -he → berrhe (“to shorten”)

tòmm (“hot, warm”) + -he → tòmmhe (“to heat, warm”)

yeyn (“cold”) + -he → yeynhe (“to chill”)

unver (“agreed”) + -he → unverhe (“to agree”)

dowr (“water”) + -he → dowrhe (“to water, irrigate”)


palvek

palvek (mutation unmutated)
balvek (mutation mutation-soft)
falvek (mutation mutation-aspirate)

Only used in botas palvek; pertaining to palms.


-onydh

A fusion of -onieth (“suffix denoting a discipline or science”) + -ydh (“agent suffix”); one who practices a science or discipline.

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hendhyski (“to study the ancient”) + -onydh → hendhyskonydh (“archaeologist”)

brys (“mind”) + -onydh → brysonydh (“psychologist”)

godh- (“root of godhvos, to know”) + -onydh → godhonydh (“scientist”)

duw (“god”) + -onydh → duwonydh (“theologian”)

Forms masculine nouns relating to professions


Pennsans

Penzance, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom


Resrudh

Equivalent to res + rudh, from Old Cornish Rhyd-ruth.

Redruth, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom


ardh

From Proto-Brythonic *arð, from Proto-Celtic *ardwos. Cognate with Welsh ardd and Irish ard.


Hellys

Helston, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom


Kammbronn

Camborne, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom


Aberfal

Falmouth, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom


Pennrynn

Penryn, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom


Lulyn

Newlyn, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom


Sans Austel

St Austell, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom


Tewynblustri

From tewyn + blustri (meaning of "blustri" is unknown).

Newquay, a town in Cornwall, United Kingdom


drewydh

drewydhyon (plural)
drewydh (mutation unmutated)
dhrewydh (mutation mutation-soft)
trewydh (mutation)
trewydh (mutation mutation-mixed)
trewydh (after-th mutation mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *dru-wid- (literally “tree-knower”). Cognate with Welsh derwydd, Breton drouiz, Irish draoi.