pies

piesen (singulative)
pies (unmutated)
bies (soft)
fies

Potentially borrowed from Middle English pye, a borrowing from Old French pie. Cognate with Welsh piod.


on

From Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).


te

teow (plural)
te (unmutated)
de (soft)
the


map

Cognate with Breton mab, Old Irish macc.


know

knowen (singulative)
know (unmutated)
gnow (soft)
hnow

From Proto-Brythonic *know, from Proto-Celtic *knūs.


dar

deri (plural)
dar (unmutated)
dhar (soft)
tar
tar (mixed)
tar (after-th mutation-mixed)

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *dar, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.


banana

bananas (plural)
banana (unmutated)
vanana (soft)
panana
fanana (mixed)
vanana (after-th mutation-mixed)


tiger

tigres (plural)
tigri (plural)
tiger (unmutated)
diger (soft)
thiger

Tiger China Dyghow

South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis)

Tiger Eyndo-China

Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti)

Tiger Malaya

Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)

Tiger Siberia

Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

Tiger Sumatera

Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)


yet

From Middle English ȝeat, gate, from Old English ġeat, from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą. Compare Irish geata and Welsh iet.


el

From Middle Cornish êl, eyl, eal, from Old Cornish ail, a borrowing from Proto-Brythonic *angel, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos). Cognate with Breton ael, Welsh angel.


air

From Old Cornish aer, aƿui(r), borrowed from Latin aer.


moon

monyon (plural)
moon (unmutated)
voon (soft)
foon (mixed)
voon (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *muɨn (“ore, metal”), from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, metal”). Cognate with English mine (via Gaulish and Old French), Irish mian (“ore”), and Welsh mwyn (“ore, mineral”).


men

From Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Cognate with Welsh maen.


tan

tanow (plural)
tan (unmutated)
dan (soft)
than

From Middle Cornish tan, from Old Cornish tan, from Proto-Brythonic *tan, from Proto-Celtic *teɸnets (“fire”) (compare Old Irish teine, Welsh tân).


hi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


del

delen (singulative)
del (unmutated)
dhel (soft)
tel
tel (mixed)
tel (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish del, from Old Cornish del, from Proto-Brythonic *döl, from Proto-Celtic *dol-, from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰelh₁- (“blossom”). Cognate with Breton del, Welsh dail.


ben

From Proto-Brythonic *bon, from Proto-Celtic *bonus (see Breton Ben-, Welsh bôn). Found as pen in the placename Pentewan.


ben

ben (unmutated)
ven (soft)
pen
fen (mixed)
ven (after-th mutation-mixed)

Same source as benyn. Cognate with English queen, among others.


bran

brini (plural)
bran (unmutated)
vran (soft)
pran
fran (mixed)
vran (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”). Cognate with Welsh brân.
Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna, Slovene vrana.


pin

pinen (singulative)
pin (unmutated)
bin (soft)
fin

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], from Latin pīnus. Cognate with Breton and Welsh pin.


er

eryon (plural)
eres (plural)
her (alternative)

From Old Cornish er, from Proto-Celtic *eriros (“eagle”) (compare Breton erer, Welsh eryr, Old Irish irar), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“large bird”).


er

From Middle Cornish er, borrowed from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs.


er

From Proto-Celtic *sagro-. Cognate with Welsh haer.

challenge, defiance, stubbornness, insistence, heresy


bore

bore (unmutated)
vore (soft)
pore
fore (mixed)
vore (after-th mutation-mixed)

Borrowed from Welsh bore. Cognate with Breton beure, Old Irish báireach and Old Irish bárach, whence i mbáireach and i mbárach (“tomorrow”), modern Irish amáireach (Munster, Connaught) and Irish amárach (Donegal).


blew

blewen (singulative)
blew (unmutated)
vlew (soft)
plew
flew (mixed)
vlew (after-th mutation-mixed)

Cognate with Breton blev and Welsh blew. Of uncertain ultimate origin and lacking Celtic cognates outside of Brythonic. Perhaps related to Ancient Greek φλόος (phlóos, “rind, bark”). Or, related to Lithuanian plùskos (“hair”) and Proto-West Germanic *fleus (“fleece”), from Proto-Indo-European *plews- (“to pull out, pluck”).


grow

growen (singulative)
grow (unmutated)
row (soft)
krow

From Old Cornish grou, from Proto-Brythonic *grọw, from Proto-Celtic *grāwā. Cognate with Gaulish *growa (whence English gravel via Old French), and Welsh gro.


lost

From Middle Cornish lost, from Proto-Brythonic *llost, from Proto-Celtic *lustā, from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to divide, split”), possibly related to Old Norse ljósta (“to strike”), Proto-Germanic *leustaną. Cognate with Welsh llost, Breton lost, Gaulish losto-.


sin

From Proto-Brythonic *suɨɣn, from Latin signum. Cognate with Welsh swyn.


basket

baskettys (plural)
basket (unmutated)
vasket (soft)
pasket
fasket (mixed)
vasket (after-th mutation-mixed)

Borrowed from English basket, from Latin bascauda, from Proto-Celtic *baskis. Doublet of begh.


piano

pianos (plural)
piano (unmutated)
biano (soft)
fiano


low

From Proto-Brythonic *llow, from Proto-Celtic *luwā. Cognate with Breton laou and Welsh llau.


brew

From Proto-Celtic *bruseti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to break”). Cognate with Welsh briw.


paper

paperyow (plural)
paper (unmutated)
baper (soft)
faper


bath

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Celtic *batto-. Cognate with Welsh bath.


bath

bathys (plural)
bath (unmutated)
vath (soft)
path
fath (mixed)
vath (after-th mutation-mixed)


tre

From Proto-Brythonic *treβ, from Proto-Celtic *trebā, from Proto-Indo-European *treb-. Cognate with Welsh tref.


mer

From Old Cornish mair, from Proto-Brythonic *maɨr, from Latin maior (“greater”). Cognate with Breton and Welsh maer.


mer

mer (unmutated)
ver (soft)
fer (mixed)
ver (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *mer, from Proto-Celtic *smerus. Cognate with Breton mel, Irish and Scottish Gaelic smior, Manx smuirr, and Welsh mêr.


boron

boron (unmutated)
voron (soft)
poron
foron (mixed)
voron (after-th mutation-mixed)


tungsten

tungsten (unmutated)
dungsten (soft)
thungsten

Borrowed from English tungsten, from Swedish tungsten (“scheelite”), from tung (“heavy”) + sten (“stone”).


lu

From Old Cornish luu, from Proto-Brythonic *llʉɣ, from Proto-Celtic *slougos.


das

deys (plural)
das (unmutated)
dhas (soft)
tas
tas (mixed)
tas (after-th mutation-mixed)


gras

grassow (plural)
gras (unmutated)
ras (soft)
kras


gras

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

soft mutation of kras (“toast (collective)”)


own

From Proto-Brythonic *oβn, from Proto-Celtic *oβnus. Cognate with Welsh ofn.


chi

chiow (plural)
chi (unmutated)
ji (soft)
chy (alternative Standard-Cornish)
chei (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

From Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-. Cognate with Breton ti, Irish teach, Manx thie, çhagh, Scottish Gaelic taigh, and Welsh tŷ.


Bask

Baskyon (plural)
Bask (unmutated)
Vask (soft)
Pask
Fask (mixed)
Vask (after-th mutation-mixed)

From English Basque, from French basque, from Latin Vascō.


horn

From Proto-Brythonic *hiyarno-, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Welsh haern, Breton houarn, Irish iarann), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood, red”).


melon

melonyow (plural)
melon (unmutated)
velon (soft)
felon (mixed)
velon (after-th mutation-mixed)


da

daes (plural)
da (unmutated)
dha (soft)
ta
ta (mixed)
ta (after-th mutation-mixed)


dans

dens (plural)
dans (unmutated)
dhans (soft)
tans
tans (mixed)
tans (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *dant, from Proto-Celtic *dant. Cognate with Breton and Welsh dant, Irish déad, and Scottish Gaelic deud.


patata

patatys (plural)
patata (unmutated)
batata (soft)
fatata


bes

besow (plural)
bes (unmutated)
ves (soft)
pes
fes (mixed)
ves (after-th mutation-mixed)
bys (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus.


sans

From Proto-Brythonic *sant. Cognate with Welsh sant.


ros

From Proto-Brythonic *rrod, from Proto-Celtic *rotos, from Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂os. Cognate with Breton rod, Irish and Scottish Gaelic roth, and Welsh rhod.


ros

From Proto-Brythonic *rros, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrostos. Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic ros and Welsh rhos.


mango

mangos (plural)
mango (unmutated)
vango (soft)
fango (mixed)
vango (after-th mutation-mixed)

Borrowed from English mango, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa).


pons

From Middle Cornish pons, from Old Cornish pons, from Proto-Brythonic *pont, a borrowing from Latin pōns, pōntem. Cognate with Breton and Welsh pont.


aber

From Proto-Brythonic *aber, from Proto-Celtic *adberos. Cognate with Breton aber and Welsh aber.


anal

From Middle Cornish anel, from Proto-Brythonic *anadl, from Proto-Celtic *anatlā. Cognate with Breton anal, Irish anáil, Manx ennal, Scottish Gaelic anail, and Welsh anadl.


per

peren (singulative)
per (unmutated)
ber (soft)
fer

From Middle Cornish per, from Proto-Brythonic *per, a borrowing from Latin pira, plural of pirum. Cognate with Breton per, Welsh pêr.


ky

keun (plural)
ky (unmutated)
gy (soft)
hy
ki (alternative)


nos

From Middle Cornish nos, from Old Cornish nos, either inherited from Proto-Celtic *noxs or borrowed from Latin nox. In either case, cognate with Breton noz, Welsh nos and Gaulish nox, all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.


nos

From Latin nota. Cognate with Welsh nod, Irish nod, nóta and English note. Doublet of noten.


mos

mosi (plural)
mos (unmutated)
vos (soft)
fos (mixed)
vos (after-th mutation-mixed)

(Revived Late Cornish) Alternative form of mowes (“girl”)


keus

keusyow (plural)
keus (unmutated)
geus (soft)
heus

From Middle Cornish kez, keas, from Old Cornish cos, from Proto-Brythonic *kọs, a borrowing from Latin cāseus. Cognate with Breton keuz, Welsh caws.


den

tus (plural)
den (unmutated)
dhen (soft)
ten
ten (mixed)
ten (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish den, from Proto-Brythonic *dün, from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (“human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰom-yo- (“earthling, human”), a derivation of *dʰéǵʰōm (“earth”).


bos

From Proto-Brythonic *bod, from Proto-Celtic *butā (“hut, cabin”). Cognate with Breton bod, Irish and Scottish Gaelic both, and Welsh bod.


bos

bosow (plural)
bos (unmutated)
vos (soft)
pos
fos (mixed)
vos (after-th mutation-mixed)
bones (alternative)


neus

neusen (singulative)
neujen (singulative)


hus

From Proto-Brythonic *hʉd, from Proto-Celtic *soitos, from Proto-Indo-European *seyt-.


bord

bordys (plural)
bord (unmutated)
vord (soft)
pord
ford (mixed)
vord (after-th mutation-mixed)

Borrowed from Old English bord (“board”).


kala

kalaven (singulative)
kala (unmutated)
gala (soft)
hala
kalav (alternative)

From either Proto-Celtic *kolmēnā or Latin culmus, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos. Cognate with Breton kolo.


lo

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *lluɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *leigā. Cognate with Breton loa (Vannes dialect loé, lui) and Welsh llwy.


barf

barf (unmutated)
varf (soft)
parf
farf (mixed)
varf (after-th mutation-mixed)


por

poren (singulative)
por (unmutated)
bor (soft)
for

Borrowed from either English porret or Latin porrum. Compare Welsh pôr.


les

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *lles, from Proto-Celtic *lexstus. Cognate with Welsh lles.

utility, usefulness, importance, interest


les

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”). Doublet of losow. Cognate with Welsh llys.


les

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *lled, from Proto-Celtic *ɸletos. Cognate with Welsh lled.


mel

mel (unmutated)
vel (soft)
fel (mixed)
vel (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *mel, from Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh mêl, Old Irish mil), from Proto-Indo-European *mélid, whence also Latin mel (“honey”).


le

From Middle Cornish le, from Proto-Brythonic *lleɣ, from Proto-Celtic *legyom. Cognate to Welsh lle and Breton lec'h.

Pur vysi yw an le ma der an hav.

This place is very busy through the summer.

Eus le yn an park kerri na?

Res yw dhywgh ragerghi le rag an kyttrin leel.

You need to book a seat for the local bus.


mona

mona (unmutated)
vona (soft)
fona (mixed)
vona (after-th mutation-mixed)


mes

From Middle Cornish mes, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣes, from Proto-Celtic *mages-tus - from *magos. Cognate with Breton maez and Welsh maes (“field”).


mes

From Middle Cornish mes, from Proto-Brythonic *mes, from Proto-Celtic *messus (“acorn”). Cognate with Breton mez, Irish and Scottish Gaelic meas (“fruit”), Manx mess (“fruit”), and Welsh mes.


pow

From Latin pāgus. Cognate with Welsh pau.


bro

broyow (plural)
bro (unmutated)
vro (soft)
pro
fro (mixed)
vro (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Breton bro


bay

bayys (plural)
bay (unmutated)
vay (soft)
pay
fay (mixed)
vay (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish bay, borrowed from Middle English baye.


toll

From Proto-Brythonic *tull, from Proto-Celtic *tullos (“hollow”). Cognate with Welsh twll.


toll

Related to Welsh twyll; both possibly from Latin tēla.


bever

bevers (plural)
bever (unmutated)
vever (soft)
pever
fever (mixed)
vever (after-th mutation-mixed)


res

From Proto-Brythonic *rrɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ritus. Cognate with Breton red, rid and Welsh rhed. Related to resek (“to race, run”, verb).


res

From Old Cornish rhyd, from Proto-Brythonic *rrɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸritus. Cognate with Welsh rhyd.

(Revived Late Cornish) Alternative form of rys (“ford”)


glow

glowen (singulative)
glow (unmutated)
low (soft)
klow

From Proto-Brythonic *glọw, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos. Cognate with Welsh glo.


lys

Cognate with Welsh llys, Irish lios, and Breton lez


darn

darnow (plural)
darn (unmutated)
dharn (soft)
tarn
tarn (mixed)
tarn (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *darn, from Proto-Celtic *darnos, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, to separate”). Cognate with Breton and Welsh darn.


brag

From Old Cornish brag, from Proto-Brythonic *brag, from Proto-Celtic *mrakis. Cognate with Breton bragez, Irish and Scottish Gaelic braich, Manx bry, and Welsh brag.


dor

dorow (plural)
dor (unmutated)
dhor (soft)
tor
tor (mixed)
tor (after-th mutation-mixed)

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-.


lien

From Middle Cornish lyen, from Proto-Brythonic *lleɣenn, from Latin legendum. Cognate with Welsh llên.


lien

Possibly from Latin līnum. Cognate with Welsh lliain.


maw

mebyon (plural)
maw (unmutated)
vaw (soft)
faw (mixed)
vaw (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *maw, from Proto-Celtic *magus (“servant, boy”). Cognate with Breton mav, Irish mogh (“slave”), and Welsh meudwy (“hermit”).

My a wrug dyski Kernowek termyn my vy maw.


pas

From Proto-Brythonic *pas, from Proto-Celtic *kʷast-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂s- (“to cough”). Cognate with Breton paz and Welsh pas.


pas

pasys (plural)
pas (unmutated)
bas (soft)
fas


tas

tasow (plural)
tas (unmutated)
das (soft)
thas

From Old Cornish tat, from Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos. Cognate with Breton and Welsh tad.


howl

From Middle Cornish houl, from Old Cornish heuul, from Proto-Brythonic *họwl, from Proto-Celtic *sāwol (compare Welsh haul, Breton heol; compare also Irish súil (“eye”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.


grappa

grappys (plural)
grappow (plural)
grappa (unmutated)
rappa (soft)
krappa


ki

keun (plural)
ki (unmutated)
gi (soft)
hi
kei (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

From Old Cornish ci, from Proto-Brythonic *ki, from Proto-Celtic *kū, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.


oy

From Proto-Celtic *āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), likely a derivative of *h₂éwis (“bird”) (whence also Latin avis (“bird”)). Compare Welsh wy, Breton vi.


post

postow (plural)
post (unmutated)
bost (soft)
fost


poll

From Proto-Brythonic *pull, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“pool”), via either Old English pull, pyll (“tidal pool”) or Old Norse pollr. Cognate with Breton poull, Irish and Scottish Gaelic poll, and Welsh pwll.


poll

pollow (plural)
poll (unmutated)
boll (soft)
foll

From Proto-Brythonic *puɨll, from Proto-Celtic *kʷeislā. Cognate with Welsh pwyll.


ester

Borrowed from English oyster. Compare Welsh wystrys.


mil

From Proto-Brythonic *mil, from Latin mīlia. Cognate with Breton and Welsh mil.


mil

miles (plural)
mil (unmutated)
vil (soft)
fil (mixed)
vil (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish mil, myl, from Old Cornish mil, Proto-Brythonic *mil, from Proto-Celtic *mīlom, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l- (“small animal””). Cognate with Breton mil, Irish míol, Manx meeyl, Scottish Gaelic mial, and Welsh mil.


mis

misyow (plural)
mis (unmutated)
vis (soft)
fis (mixed)
vis (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *mis, from Proto-Celtic *mīns. Cognate with Breton miz, Gaulish mid, Irish mí, Manx mee, Scottish Gaelic mìos, and Welsh mis.


plans

plansow (plural)
plans (unmutated)
blans (soft)
flans


logos

head

logos f (singulative logosen or logojen)

logosen (singulative)
logojen (singulative)

From Proto-Brythonic *llugod, plural of *llug, from Proto-Celtic *lukūts.


baban

babanes (plural)
baban (unmutated)
vaban (soft)
paban
faban (mixed)
vaban (after-th mutation-mixed)


resin

resin f (collective, singulative resinen)


mor

From Middle Cornish and Old Cornish mor, from Proto-Brythonic *mor, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri.


mor

moren (singulative)
mor (unmutated)
vor (soft)
for (mixed)
vor (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *muɨar (compare Breton mouar), Welsh mwyar from Proto-Celtic *smiyoros (compare Irish sméar).


min

minen (singulative)
mìn (alternative)
mynn (alternative)


rev

From Old Cornish ruif, from Proto-Brythonic *rruɨβ̃, from Latin rēmus. Cognate with Breton roeñv and Welsh rhwyf.


gol

contraction of gool (“feast, fair; vigil, wake, watch”)


gol

golyow (plural)
gol (unmutated)
wol (soft)
kol
hwol (mixed)
wol (after-th mutation-mixed)
gool (alternative)


reden

reden f (collective, singulative redenen)

From Middle Cornish redan, from Old Cornish reden, from Proto-Brythonic *rrėdɨn, diminutive of Proto-Celtic *ɸratis. Cognate with Breton raden and Welsh rhedyn.


bora

From Proto-Brythonic *bọreɣ, from Proto-Celtic *bāregos (“morning”). Cognate with Breton beure (“morning”) and Welsh bore (“morning”).


bora

borys (plural)
bora (unmutated)
vora (soft)
pora
fora (mixed)
vora (after-th mutation-mixed)


kan

From kana (“to sing”, verb). Compare Breton kan and Welsh cân.


meth

From Proto-Celtic *metom, possibly borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate.


meth

meth (unmutated)
veth (soft)
feth (mixed)
veth (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *maketi (“to raise”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (“long, to raise”).


kila

From Middle Cornish gyle, from Proto-Brythonic *kilɨð, from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos. Compare Breton kile, Welsh cilydd.


als

From Proto-Brythonic *alt, from Proto-Celtic *altos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, from *h₂el-.
Cognate with Welsh allt, Breton aod, Irish alt, Latin altus, Old High German alt.


avon

avonyow (plural)
avenow (plural)
awon (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *aβon, from Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”). Cognate with Breton aven, Irish abha, Scottish Gaelic abhainn, and Welsh afon.


abas

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אַבָּא (’abbā, “father”).


kras

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


argh

From Proto-Brythonic *arx, from Latin arca. Cognate with Breton arc'h and Welsh arch.


sira

Borrowed from English sir. Doublet of syr (“sir”).


yr

From Proto-Brythonic *ir (compare Welsh ir), from Proto-Celtic *ɸūros, from Proto-Indo-European *puHrós, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean, pure”). Compare Irish úr.


elin

From Proto-Brythonic *ölin, from Proto-Celtic *olīnā (“elbow; angle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend”). Cognate with Welsh elin, Breton ilin, Scottish Gaelic uileann, Irish uillinn; non-Celtic cognates include Latin ulna, Ancient Greek ὠλένη (ōlénē).


Belg

Belgyon (plural)
Belg (unmutated)
Velg (soft)
Pelg
Felg (mixed)
Velg (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Latin Belgae (“Celtic tribe”), from Proto-Celtic *belgos (“swollen”).


pri

priow (plural)
pri (unmutated)
bri (soft)
fri
prei (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *prið, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyets. Cognate with Breton pri, Irish cré, Manx cray, Scottish Gaelic crè, and Welsh pridd.


moskito

moskitos (plural)
moskito (unmutated)
voskito (soft)
foskito (mixed)
voskito (after-th mutation-mixed)

Borrowed from English mosquito, from Spanish mosquito (“gnat”), diminutive of mosca (“fly”), from Latin musca (“fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūs- (“fly, stinging fly, gnat”).


bras

From Middle Cornish bras, from Proto-Brythonic *brad, from Proto-Celtic *mratom. Cognate with Breton barad, Irish and Scottish Gaelic brath, and Welsh brad.


bras

brases (plural)
bras (unmutated)
vras (soft)
pras
fras (mixed)
vras (after-th mutation-mixed)


tir

tiryow (plural)
tir (unmutated)
dir (soft)
thir

From Old Cornish tir, from Proto-Brythonic *tir, from Proto-Celtic *tīros, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land" as opposed to lake or sea.


kesten

kestenen (singulative)
kesten (unmutated)
gesten (soft)
hesten

From Proto-Brythonic, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă). Cognate with Breton kistin and Welsh castan.


parti

partiow (plural)
parti (unmutated)
barti (soft)
farti


brows

brows (unmutated)
vrows (soft)
prows
frows (mixed)
vrows (after-th mutation-mixed)

(collective) crumbled material; mash, groundbait


liv

From Proto-Brythonic *lliβ̃, from Latin līma. Cognate with Welsh llif (“saw”).


liv

From Middle Cornish lyf, from Proto-Brythonic *lliβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”). Cognate with Breton liñv and Welsh llif.


organs

From English oregano, from Spanish orégano, from Latin orīganum, from Ancient Greek ὀρίγανον (oríganon).


kost

kostys (plural)
kost (unmutated)
gost (soft)
host


boks

boks (unmutated)
voks (soft)
poks
foks (mixed)
voks (after-th mutation-mixed)


meus

meusi (plural)
meus (unmutated)
veus (soft)
feus (mixed)
veus (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish meas, from Proto-Celtic *mā-to. Cognate with Breton meud and Welsh bawd.


hos

From Old Cornish *hoet, from Proto-Brythonic *(s)awyetos (hence Breton houad and Welsh hwyad), from Proto-Celtic *awis (compare dialectal Irish aoi (“swan”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”) (compare Latin avis).

duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)


mans

mansyon (plural)
mans (unmutated)
vans (soft)
fans (mixed)
vans (after-th mutation-mixed)


ger

geryow (plural)
ger (unmutated)
er (soft)
ker
her (mixed)
her (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gėr, from Proto-Celtic *garyos (“word, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂r-, zero grade of *ǵeh₂r-.
Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus, “voice, speech”), Khotanese [script needed] (ysār-, “to sing”), Latin garriō (“chatter”), Old English ċearu (“sorrow”).


forn

From Proto-Brythonic *furn, from Latin furnus. Cognate with Welsh ffwrn (“oven”).

Yma pysk y'n forn.


dama

damyow (plural)
dama (unmutated)
dhama (soft)
tama
tama (mixed)
tama (after-th mutation-mixed)


bros

From Old Cornish bros, of Celtic origin (compare Breton broud, Welsh brwyd). Glossed in the Vocabularium Cornicum as aculeus.


bros

brosow (plural)
bros (unmutated)
vros (soft)
pros
fros (mixed)
vros (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish bros, from Proto-Celtic *brutom, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. Cognate with Breton broud, Welsh brwyd. Glossed in the Vocabularium Cornicum as aculeus.


lavar

From Middle Cornish lauar, from Old Cornish lauar, from Proto-Brythonic *llaβar (“talkative”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlabros (“talkative”). Cognate with Welsh llafar (“vocal”).


rom

(Revived Late Cornish) room (in a house)


grows

growsen (singulative)
grows (unmutated)
rows (soft)
krows

From English groser (“gooseberry”) (compare Scots groser), from French groseille. Compare Welsh grwys (“wild gooseberry”).


yar

From Old Cornish yar, from Proto-Celtic *yarā (compare Welsh iâr).


dorgi

From dor (“earth or ground”) and ki (“dog”).


delen

delyow (plural)
delkyow (plural)
delen (unmutated)
dhelen (soft)
telen
telen (mixed)
telen (after-th mutation-mixed)


boos

bosow (plural)
boos (unmutated)
voos (soft)
poos
foos (mixed)
voos (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom. Cognate with Welsh bwyd.


ster

From Middle Cornish ster, from Old Cornish *ster, from Proto-Brythonic *ster, from Proto-Celtic *sterā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.


kennen

kennow (plural)
kennen (unmutated)
gennen (soft)
hennen
kednen (alternative)


kist

kistyow (plural)
kist (unmutated)
gist (soft)
hist

From Old English cist or Middle English kist. Compare Welsh cist.


dates

datesen (singulative)
dates (unmutated)
dhates (soft)
tates
tates (mixed)
tates (after-th mutation-mixed)


acord

(Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form) accord, agreement


rann

From Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā. Compare Welsh rhan; Breton rann; Old Irish rann (whence Irish rann, roinn, Scottish Gaelic rann, roinn).


rath

From Latin rattus. Cognate with Breton razh.


lin

Found in Old Cornish gre-lin (“lake”), from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *lī-no-.


keres

head

keres f (collective, singulative keresen)

keresen (singulative)
keres (unmutated)
geres (soft)
heres

From Proto-Brythonic *kėres (perhaps from a late Proto-Celtic *keresyā) borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Late Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”). Compare Welsh ceirios, Breton kerez.


fos

From Proto-Brythonic *fos, from Latin fossa. Cognate with Welsh ffos (“ditch, moat”).


tus

From Proto-Brythonic *tʉd, from Proto-Celtic *toutā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.


mol

molyow (plural)
mol (unmutated)
vol (soft)
fol (mixed)
vol (after-th mutation-mixed)


mog

mog (unmutated)
vog (soft)
fog (mixed)
vog (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish mooge, from Proto-Celtic *muk-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewg-. Cognate with Breton mog, English smoke, Old Irish múch, and Welsh mwg.


dorn

head

dorn m (dual dewdhorn or diwla, plural dornow)

dewdhorn (dual)
diwla (dual)
dornow (plural)
dorn (unmutated)
dhorn (soft)
torn
torn (mixed)
torn (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *durnos (compare Welsh dwrn (“fist”), Irish dorn), probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate language.


kil

From Middle Cornish kyl, from Old Cornish chil, from Proto-Brythonic *kil, from Proto-Celtic *kūlos. Compare Breton kil, Welsh cil.


kil

Borrowed from Old French quille. Compare Breton kilhoù.


kell

kell f (dual diwgell, plural kellow or kellyow)

diwgell (dual)
kellow (plural)
kellyow (plural)

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cōleus (“testicle”) (compare Breton kell, Welsh caill), ultimately from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós).


kell

kellow (plural)
kellyow (plural)
kell (unmutated)
gell (soft)
hell

From Latin cella (compare Old Irish cell).


korf

korfow (plural)
korf (unmutated)
gorf (soft)
horf

From Proto-Brythonic *korf, from Latin corpus. Cognate with Breton korf and Welsh corff.


bili

bilien (singulative)
bili (unmutated)
vili (soft)
pili
fili (mixed)
vili (after-th mutation-mixed)


krog

From Proto-Brythonic *krog, from Proto-Celtic *krukā, from Latin crux. Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic croch, and Welsh crog (“gallows”). Doublet of krows (“cross”).


tesen

tesennow (plural)
tesen (unmutated)
desen (soft)
thesen


cita

citys (plural)
cyta (alternative Standard-Cornish)

From Middle English cite, from Old French cite, from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”).


sav

From sevel (“stand”, verb). Compare Breton sav and Welsh saf.


poos

From Proto-Brythonic *puɨs, from Latin pēnsum.


glin

dewlin (dual)
glinyow (plural)
glin (unmutated)
lin (soft)
klin

From Proto-Brythonic *glin, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos (compare Old Irish glún), dissimilated from *gnūn-, *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.


pesk

puskes (plural)
pesk (unmutated)
besk (soft)
fesk
pysk (alternative Revived-Middle-Cornish)


tamm

temmyn (plural)
tamm (unmutated)
damm (soft)
thamm
tabm (alternative)

From Middle Cornish tam, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tend- (“to split”). Cognate with Breton tamm and Welsh tam.


hanter

From Proto-Brythonic *hanter, from Proto-Celtic *santeros. Compare Breton hanter, Welsh hanner.


kei

keun (plural)
kei (unmutated)
gei (soft)
hei


drog

drogow (plural)
drog (unmutated)
dhrog (soft)
trog
trog (mixed)
trog (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *drug, from Proto-Celtic *drukos (compare Old Irish droch and Welsh drwg).


ris

Borrowed from either Middle English rys or Old French ris. Compare Welsh reis.


growan

growenyow (plural)
growan (unmutated)
rowan (soft)
krowan

→ English: growan


hav

havow (plural)
havyow (plural)
hâv (alternative)

From Old Cornish haf, from Proto-Brythonic *haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *samos, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó-. Compare Welsh haf.


hwil

From Middle Cornish whyl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swey- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Breton c'hwil and Welsh chwilen, chwil.


persil

head

persil f (collective, singulative persilen)

persilen (singulative)
persil (unmutated)
bersil (soft)
fersil

Borrowed from Old French persil, peresil (possibly via Middle English persely), from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon, “parsley”, literally “stone celery”).

der

πετροσέλῑνον


prev

preves (plural)
prev (unmutated)
brev (soft)
frev

(Revived Late Cornish) Alternative form of pryv


ober

From Latin opera (“work”). Cognate with Breton ober, Irish and Scottish Gaelic obair, Manx obbyr, and Welsh gober. Doublet of opera.


menta

menta (unmutated)
venta (soft)
fenta (mixed)
venta (after-th mutation-mixed)


berr

berrow (plural)
berr (unmutated)
verr (soft)
perr
ferr (mixed)
verr (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.


kanker

kankres (plural)
kanker (unmutated)
ganker (soft)
hanker

From Middle English canker, from Latin cancer.


lamm

From Middle Cornish lam, from Proto-Celtic *lanxsman. Cognate with Breton lamm, Irish léim, Manx lheim, Scottish Gaelic leum, and Welsh llam.


bleus

bleusyow (plural)
bleus (unmutated)
vleus (soft)
pleus
fleus (mixed)
vleus (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *blọd, from Proto-Celtic *mlātos. Cognate with Breton bleud and Welsh blawd.


Alban

From Scottish Gaelic Alba or Irish Albain, both from Proto-Celtic *albiyū. Doublet of Alpys (“the Alps”). Compare Welsh Alban.


ys

From Middle Cornish eys, from Old Cornish yd, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨd, from Proto-Celtic *ɸitu. Cognate with Breton ed, Irish ioth, and Welsh ŷd.

(collective) barley, cereals, corn, wheat


gell

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


broder

breder (plural)
broder (unmutated)
vroder (soft)
proder
froder (mixed)
vroder (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish broder, bruder, from Old Cornish broder, from Proto-Brythonic *brọdr, from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with Breton breur, Irish bráthair, Manx braar, Scottish Gaelic bràthair, and Welsh brawd.


kennin

keninen (singulative)
kennin (unmutated)
gennin (soft)
hennin

From Proto-Celtic *kasninā, by surface analysis, kenn (“peel”) + -in. Cognate with Breton kignen and Welsh cennin (“leeks”).

surf

(collective) bulbs of garlic, garlic plants


cowan

cowannow (plural)
cowan (unmutated)
gowan (soft)
howan


elven

From Proto-Brythonic *elβ̃en, from Latin elementum. Cognate with Breton elfenn and Welsh elfen.


elven

→ English: elvan

From Etymology 1, because the hard rock could be struck to spark fire.

(mining) elvan/elvanite, a type of igneous rock


avalen

head

avalen f (plural avalennow or avalednow)

From Proto-Brythonic *aβaln, from Proto-Celtic *abalnā.


botas

botasen (singulative)
botas (unmutated)
votas (soft)
potas
fotas (mixed)
votas (after-th mutation-mixed)


botasen

botasennow (plural)
botasen (unmutated)
votasen (soft)
potasen
fotasen (mixed)
votasen (after-th mutation-mixed)


roos

From Old Cornish ruid, from Proto-Brythonic *rruɨd, from Latin rēte. Cognate with Breton roued and Welsh rhwyd.


moos

mosow (plural)
moos (unmutated)
voos (soft)
foos (mixed)
voos (after-th mutation-mixed)

Borrowed from Latin mensa. Cognate with Irish mias and Welsh mwys.


minen

singulative of min (“kids, young goats”)


moren

From Proto-Celtic *moreinā (compare Welsh morwyn), from Proto-Indo-European *méri̯o (“boy, girl”) (compare Latin marītus (“husband”), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, “boy, girl”), Sanskrit मर्य (marya, “stallion, camel; suitor, lover; (young) man; mortal”). Related to myrgh.


moren

moren (unmutated)
voren (soft)
foren (mixed)
voren (after-th mutation-mixed)


panes

head

panes f (collective, singulative panesen)

panesen (singulative)
panes (unmutated)
banes (soft)
fanes

Possibly borrowed from French panais. Compare Welsh pannas.


tron

tronow (plural)
tronyow (plural)
tron (unmutated)
dron (soft)
thron


leugh

From Proto-Brythonic *llọɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos (“calf”) (compare Old Irish lóeg, Welsh llo, Breton leue), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”).


goos

gosow (plural)
goos (unmutated)
woos (soft)
koos
hwoos (mixed)
woos (after-th mutation-mixed)
goes (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwoɨd, from Proto-Celtic *waitos, probably ultimately from the root of gwythi (“veins”), see that entry for cognates. Cognate with Breton gwad, Welsh gwaed.


goos

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


aval

From Proto-Brythonic *aβal, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Breton aval, Irish úll, Manx ooyl, Scottish Gaelic ubhal, and Welsh afal.


tykki

tykkiow (plural)
tykki (unmutated)
dykki (soft)
thykki


tetti

tettis (plural)
tetti (unmutated)
detti (soft)
thetti

From English potato with apheresis. Compare Welsh taten.


kadon

kadonyow (plural)
kadon (unmutated)
gadon (soft)
hadon

From Proto-Brythonic *kaduɨn, from Latin catēna. Compare also Welsh cadwyn and Breton chadenn.

chain (series of interconnected rings or links)


kosin

kosins (plural)
kosin (unmutated)
gosin (soft)
hosin


duw

duwow (plural)
duw (unmutated)
dhuw (soft)
tuw
tuw (mixed)
tuw (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *deiwos (compare Irish dia), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.


ynys

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs, from Proto-Celtic *enistī.


arth

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos
Proto-Celtic *artos
Proto-Brythonic *arθ
Cornish arth
Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *arθ, from Proto-Celtic *artos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.


peth

From Proto-Brythonic *peθ (compare Welsh peth, Breton pezh), from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (compare Irish cuid).


terrosa

terròsa (canonical masculine)
terròsedhow (plural)
terrosa (unmutated)
derrosa (soft)
therrosa
teròsa (alternative)


vali

Borrowed from Middle English valey, from Anglo-Norman valey.


blejan

blejyow (plural)
blejan (unmutated)
vlejan (soft)
plejan
flejan (mixed)
vlejan (after-th mutation-mixed)
blejen (alternative)
bleujen (alternative)

[ˈblœːd͡ʒɛn]

From Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”) + -en (compare Welsh blodyn), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).


steren

head

steren f (plural sterennow or sterednow)


briallen

briallennow (plural)
briallen (unmutated)
vriallen (soft)
priallen
friallen (mixed)
vriallen (after-th mutation-mixed)


chei

treven (plural)
chei (unmutated)
jei (soft)

(Revived Late Cornish) Alternative form of chi


koos

kosow (plural)
koos (unmutated)
goos (soft)
hoos

From Proto-Brythonic *koɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kaitos. Cognate with Welsh coed.


koos

From Proto-Brythonic *koɨs, from Proto-Celtic *koxsā. Cognate with Welsh coes and Irish cos.


koos

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

hard mutation of goos (“blood, bloodline”)


ploum

ploum f (collective, singulative ploumen)

ploumen (singulative)
ploum (unmutated)
bloum (soft)
floum


chy

treven (plural)
chiow (plural)
chy (unmutated)
jy (soft)
chei (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)
chi (alternative Common-Cornish Revived-Middle-Cornish)

From Old Cornish ti, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-.


konna

konaow (plural)
konna (unmutated)
gonna (soft)
honna
kodna (alternative)


kelli

From Old Cornish kelli, from Proto-Celtic *kallī.


konin

konines (plural)
konin (unmutated)
gonin (soft)
honin

From Old French connin, a variant of Old French conil, from Latin cunīculus, perhaps from Iberian or Celtiberian. Cognate to English cony, Irish coinín, Dutch konijn.


forgi

morgi (unmutated)
vorgi (soft)
forgi (mixed)
vorgi (after-th mutation-mixed)


nader

From Old Cornish nader, Proto-Celtic *natrixs. Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic nathair, and Welsh neidr.


skomm

skommyn (singulative)
skobm (alternative)


penn

pennow (plural)
penn (unmutated)
benn (soft)
fenn
pedn (alternative)

From Middle Cornish pen, from Old Cornish pen, from Proto-Brythonic *penn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷennom.


torek

torek f (collective, singulative torogen)

torogen (singulative)
torek (unmutated)
dorek (soft)
thorek


onn

From Proto-Brythonic *onn, from Proto-Celtic *osnos. Cognate with Breton and Welsh onn.


linas

linas f (collective, singulative linasen)

From Old Cornish linhaden sg, from Proto-Brythonic nɨnad, from Proto-Celtic *ninatis. Cognate with Breton linad and Welsh danadl.


ker

keryow (plural)
ker (unmutated)
ger (soft)
her

From Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort, fortified town”). Cognate with Welsh caer and Breton kêr (“town, city”).


esel

From Proto-Celtic *asselī. Compare Breton ezel and Irish esel.


fav

From Proto-Brythonic *fav, from Latin faba. Cognate with Breton fav and Welsh ffa.


frut

Borrowed from Middle English fruyt, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus. Doublet of froeth, inherited from Proto-Brythonic.


nans

From Old Cornish nans, from Proto-Brythonic *nant. Cognate with Breton ant (“furrow”) and Welsh nant (“brook, stream”). Glossed in the Vocabularium Cornicum as vallis.


lavant

From Old French lavendre or Middle English lavendre. Compare Welsh lafant


parakit

parakites (plural)
parakit (unmutated)
barakit (soft)
farakit

From English parakeet, from Middle French perroquet.


mab

mebyon (plural)
mab (unmutated)
vab (soft)
fab (mixed)
vab (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish mab, from Proto-Brythonic *mab, from Proto-Celtic *makʷos. Cognate with Breton and Welsh mab, Gaulish mapos, and Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic mac.


bocka

→ English: bucca

Possibly borrowed from Old English pūca (“demon, goblin”). Or, from Irish púca (“hobgoblin”). In either case, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pūkô.


lew

From Proto-Brythonic *llew, from Latin leō. Cognate with Welsh llew.


lew

From Proto-Brythonic *llüw, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlowī (“rudder”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“flow”). Cognate with Old Irish luí and Welsh llyw.


bromin

bromin (unmutated)
vromin (soft)
promin
fromin (mixed)
vromin (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwir

From Proto-Brythonic *gwir, from Proto-Celtic *wīros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros


mether

methoryon (plural)
mether (unmutated)
vether (soft)
fether (mixed)
vether (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish maidor. By surface analysis, meth (“nourishing”) + -er


deviser

Calque of Welsh dyfeisiwr (“inventor”). By surface analysis, devisya + -er.


mamm

mammow (plural)
mamm (unmutated)
vamm (soft)
famm (mixed)
vamm (after-th mutation-mixed)
mabm (alternative)

From Middle Cornish mam, from Old Cornish mam, from Proto-Brythonic *mamm, from Proto-Celtic *mammā. Cognate with Breton mamm, Irish and Scottish Gaelic muime, Manx mimmey, and Welsh mam.


gowl

gowlow (plural)
gowl (unmutated)
wowl (soft)
kowl
hwowl (mixed)
wowl (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gaβl, from Proto-Celtic *gablā. Cognate with Breton gaol, English gabel, German Gabel, Irish gabhal, Scottish Gaelic gobhal, and Welsh gafl.


popa

popys (plural)
popa (unmutated)
bopa (soft)
fopa


gwin

gwinow (plural)
gwin (unmutated)
win (soft)
kwin
hwin (mixed)
win (after-th mutation-mixed)
gwyn (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwin, from late Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum. Cognate with Breton and Welsh gwin.


yey

From Old Cornish iey, from Proto-Brythonic *jaɣ, itself from Proto-Celtic *yegis. Cognate with Irish oighear, Scottish Gaelic eigh, and Welsh iâ.


tredan

tredan (unmutated)
dredan (soft)
thredan

Calque of Welsh trydan. By surface analysis, tre- (“affirmative prefix”) + tan (“fire”).


barv

barvow (plural)
barv (unmutated)
varv (soft)
parv
farv (mixed)
varv (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *barv, from Latin barba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂. Compare Breton barv, Welsh barf.


toos

From Proto-Brythonic *toɨs, from Proto-Celtic *taistos. Cognate with Welsh toes.


toos

tosow (plural)
toos (unmutated)
doos (soft)
thoos


gitar

gitaryow (plural)
gitar (unmutated)
itar (soft)
kitar
hitar (mixed)
hitar (after-th mutation-mixed)


halan

aspirate mutation of calan (“first day of the month”)


gols

gols (unmutated)
wols (soft)
kols
hwols (mixed)
wols (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish gols, from Proto-Brythonic *gwollt, from Proto-Celtic *woltos.
Cognates
See also Welsh gwallt, Old Breton guolt, Irish folt); also English wold, Lithuanian váltis (“oat awn”), Serbo-Croatian vlȃt (“ear (of wheat)”), Ancient Greek λάσιος (lásios, “hairy”)).


bys

From Old Cornish bit, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus. Cognate with Welsh byd.


bys

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨs, from Proto-Celtic *bistis. Cognate with Welsh bys.


bys

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


tabour

tabouryow (plural)
tabours (plural)
tabour (unmutated)
dabour (soft)
thabour

From Old French tabour, from Arabic طُنْبُور (ṭunbūr).


cath

cathas (plural)
cathes (plural)
kath (alternative)

(Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form) cat


blas

From Proto-Brythonic *blas, from Proto-Celtic *mlastos.


leth

From Middle Cornish laez, from Old Cornish lait, from Proto-Brythonic *llaɨθ, borrowed from Latin lac. Cognate with Breton laezh and Welsh llaeth.


lader

From Middle Cornish lader, ladar, from Old Cornish lader, from Proto-Brythonic *llėdr, from Latin latrō (possibly via Proto-Celtic *latrū). Cognate with Breton laer and Welsh lleidr.


mosen

mosennow (plural)
mosen (unmutated)
vosen (soft)
fosen (mixed)
vosen (after-th mutation-mixed)


gallos

From Proto-Celtic *galnati (“to be able”), cognate with Breton gallout and Welsh gallu.


dreys

dreysen (singulative)
dreys (unmutated)
dhreys (soft)
treys
treys (mixed)
treys (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *drits-. Cognate with Welsh drysi, Breton drez, Irish dris.


lorgan

lòrgan (canonical masculine)
loergann (alternative)

From loor (“moon”) + kann (“bright white”).


krogen

kregyn (plural)
krogen (unmutated)
grogen (soft)
hrogen

Uncertain. Related to Welsh cragen/crogen.


lyver

From Middle Cornish lyver, from Proto-Brythonic *llɨβr, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin liber, librum. Compare Breton levr, Welsh llyfr.

Na wrug avy byscath gwelas lyver Kernowak.


isotop

[ˈiːzɔˌtɔˑp]


ôn

From Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).


hogh

From Old Cornish hoch, from Proto-Brythonic *hux, from Proto-Celtic *sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European *suh₁- (“swine”).


hogen

hogennow (plural)
hogednow (plural)
hoggan (alternative)

From the older whyogen (“baked pastry”). Compare Irish pióg (“pie”), Scottish Gaelic pioghaid.


kanel

kanelen (singulative)
kanel (unmutated)
ganel (soft)
hanel

From Middle English canel, from Old French canele, from Medieval Latin canella.


kocha

kochys (plural)
kocha (unmutated)
gocha (soft)
hocha


skub

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨskʉb, from Latin scōpa. Doublet of skiber (“barn”). Cognate with Welsh ysgub.


telyn

telynnow (plural)
telyn (unmutated)
delyn (soft)
thelyn

From Old Cornish telein. Cognate with Breton telenn and Welsh telyn.


viaj

From Middle English viage, from Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum.


ostel

Inherited from Middle Cornish ostel, from Middle English hostel, from Old French hostel, from Late Latin hospitāle.


yonkers

plural of yonker (“(male) youth, youngster”)


bleujen

head

bleujen f (plural bleujyow or bleujennow, collective bleujyow)

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

From Old Cornish blodon (blod- + -on), from Proto-Brythonic *blọd, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (compare Welsh blodyn, Breton bleuñv), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-.


mogh

mogh (unmutated)
vogh (soft)
fogh (mixed)
vogh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish mogh, from Proto-Brythonic *mox, from Proto-Celtic *mokkus.


Pask

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kath

kathes (plural)
kath (unmutated)
gath (soft)
hath
cath (alternative)

From Old Cornish kat, from Proto-Brythonic *kaθ, from Proto-Celtic *kattā. Cognate with Welsh cath.


kathes

cathes (alternative)
cathas (alternative)


frooth

frooth f (collective, singulative frothen)

From Proto-Brythonic *fruɨθ, from Latin fructus (“fruit, enjoyment, proceeds, profits, produce, income”), from fruor (“to have the benefit of, to use, to enjoy”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to make use of, to have enjoyment of”). Cognate with Breton frouezh and Welsh ffrwyth.


bugh

bughes (plural)
bugh (unmutated)
vugh (soft)
pugh
fugh (mixed)
vugh (after-th mutation-mixed)
buwgh (alternative)

From Middle Cornish bugh, from Old Cornish buch, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉx, from Proto-Celtic *boukkā, from *bāus (“ox”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Cognate with Breton buoc'h and Welsh buwch.


tarow

terewi (plural)
tarow (unmutated)
darow (soft)
tharow

From Proto-Brythonic *tarw, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.


karow

kerwys (plural)
karow (unmutated)
garow (soft)
harow

From Old Cornish karow, from Proto-Brythonic *karw, from Proto-Celtic *karwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥wós, zero grade of *ḱerwós, from *ḱer- (“horn”).

Hedhyw me a wel karow.


gwenyn

gwenyn (unmutated)
wenyn (soft)
kwenyn
hwenyn (mixed)
wenyn (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwenen

head

gwenen f (collective, singulative gwenenen)

gwenenen (singulative)
gwenen (unmutated)
wenen (soft)
kwenen
hwenen (mixed)
wenen (after-th mutation-mixed)
gwenyn (alternative Standard-Cornish)

From Proto-Celtic *wan-inyo- (compare Breton gwenan, Welsh gwenyn).


gwenenen

gwenenen (unmutated)
wenenen (soft)
kwenenen
hwenenen (mixed)
wenenen (after-th mutation-mixed)


yeth

From Proto-Brythonic *jeiθ, from Proto-Celtic *yextis (“language”).

An Yeth Kernewek yw tresor yn kolon an wonisogeth kernewek ha honanieth unnik dhe Gernow.

2019 July 25, Denzil Monk, Ragdres Hwithrans Darlesor Gonis Poblek Kernewek Agwedh Onan – Studhyans Arhwilas Derivas:

The Cornish language, Kernewek, is a treasure at the heart of Cornish culture and Cornwall’s unique cultural identity.


mytern

myternedh (plural)
myternow (plural)
myghtern (alternative)
my'tern (alternative)


myghtern

myghternedh (plural)
myghtern (unmutated)
vyghtern (soft)
fyghtern (mixed)
vyghtern (after-th mutation-mixed)
my'tern (alternative)
mytern (alternative)


kastel

kastylli (plural)
kestel (plural)
kastel (unmutated)
gastel (soft)
hastel

From Proto-Brythonic *kastell, from Latin castellum. Cognate with Breton kastell, Welsh castell.


universita

universites (plural)
unive‧rsita (alternative)


bleydh

bleydhes (plural)
bleydhi (plural)
bleydh (unmutated)
vleydh (soft)
pleydh
fleydh (mixed)
vleydh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish bleit, from Proto-Brythonic *blėð, from Proto-Celtic *bledyos (compare Breton bleiz, Welsh blaidd; Old Irish bled (“sea monster”) (< *bledā)).


seythen

From seyth (“seven”) + -en. Compare Breton sizhun.


mebyon

From mab + -yon, cognate to Welsh meibion


mab-wynn

mebyon-wynn (plural)
mab-wydn (alternative)


mab-wydn

mebyon-wydn (plural)
mab-wynn (alternative)


arhans

From Old Cornish argans, from Proto-Celtic *arganto- (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erg- (“to shine”).


puber

puberyow (plural)
puber (unmutated)
buber (soft)
fuber

From Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”). Cognate with Welsh pybyr and pupur.

pepper (spice made from Piperaceae berries)


brogh

broghes (plural)
brogh (unmutated)
vrogh (soft)
progh
frogh (mixed)
vrogh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish broch, from Proto-Brythonic *brox, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos.


buwgh

Cognate with Breton buoc'h and Welsh buwch.


knowen

(Revived Middle Cornish) singulative of know (“nuts”)


pennskol

pennskolyow (plural)
pennscol (alternative)


pennscol

pennscolyow (plural)
pennskol (alternative)


pennseythen

head

pennseythen m or f (plural pennseythennow)

pennseythennow (plural)
pennseythen (unmutated)
bennseythen (soft)
fennseythen
pednseythen (alternative Revived-Middle-Cornish)

[pɛnˈsɛɪθɛn]

From penn (“head, top”) + seythen (“week”).


pednseythen

pednseythednow (plural)
pennseythen (alternative)

From pedn- (“head, top”) + seythen (“week”).


ewin

From Old Cornish euuin, from Proto-Brythonic *ėɣwin, from Proto-Celtic *angʷīnā. Cognate with Breton ivin, Irish and Scottish Gaelic ionga, Manx ingin, and Welsh ewin.


ewin

From Old Cornish hiuin, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨwī, *ɨwɨnā, from Proto-Celtic *iwos. Cognate with Breton ivin, Irish eo, and Welsh yw.

Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata#Translingual


bleujenn

bleujennow (plural)
bleujenn (unmutated)
vleujenn (soft)
pleujenn
fleujenn (mixed)
vleujenn (after-th mutation-mixed)
blejan (alternative)
bleujen (alternative)

From Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”) + -en (compare Welsh blodyn), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).


hanow

From Proto-Brythonic *anw, from Proto-Celtic *anman, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Cognate with Welsh enw and Breton anv.


edhen

From Middle Cornish edhyn, from Old Cornish hethen, from Proto-Brythonic *edn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥.


tas-gwynn

tasow-wynn (plural)
tas-gwydn (alternative)


tas-gwydn

tasow-wydn (plural)
tas-gwynn (alternative)


sira-wydn

From sira (“father, sire”) + gwydn (“white”).


tasow-wydn

From tasow (“fathers”) + gwydn (“white”).


tasow-wynn

From tasow (“fathers”) + gwynn (“white”).


chambour

chambour m (plural chambours or chambouryow)

chambours (plural)
chambouryow (plural)
chambour (unmutated)
jambour (soft)


taves

tavosow (plural)
taves (unmutated)
daves (soft)
thaves
tavas (alternative)

From Old Cornish tauot, from Proto-Brythonic *tavọd, from Proto-Celtic *tangʷāss (compare Welsh tafod, Old Irish tengae), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.


myrgh

myrghes (plural)
myrgh (unmutated)
vyrgh (soft)
fyrgh (mixed)
vyrgh (after-th mutation-mixed)
mergh (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

From Proto-Brythonic *merx, from Proto-Celtic *merkā (“daughter”). Cognate with Breton merc’h and Welsh merch.


mergh

merghes (plural)
myrgh (alternative Revived-Middle-Cornish)

From Proto-Celtic *merkā (“daughter”) (compare Welsh merch, Breton merc’h).


mergh

mergh (unmutated)
vergh (soft)
fergh (mixed)
vergh (after-th mutation-mixed)


lowarn

From Old Cornish louuern, from Proto-Brythonic *llowern, from Proto-Celtic *loɸernos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”).

Lebma fo an bugel medhel, an lowarn a leha an devysyow.

Where the shepherd is slack, the fox reduces the sheep.


lyther

Me a wrug fanja gàs lyther seythen alebma.


seythennow

[səiθˈɛᵈnoʊ]


seythednow

[səiθˈɛᵈnoʊ]


gerlyver

gerlyvrow (plural)
gerlyver (unmutated)
erlyver (soft)
kerlyver
herlyver (mixed)
herlyver (after-th mutation-mixed)
gerlever (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

Compound of ger (“word”) + lyver (“book”).


gool

From Middle Cornish goil, from Latin vigilia (“wakefulness, watch”), from vigil (“awake”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be strong”). Cognate with Breton gouel and Welsh gŵyl.

der

Gool Peran Lowen dhe bubonan yn Kernow hag a-dro dhe’n bys!

Happy St Piran's Day to everyone in Cornwall and across the world!


gool

golyow (plural)
gool (unmutated)
wool (soft)
kool
hwool (mixed)
wool (after-th mutation-mixed)
gol (alternative)

From Latin velum (“veil, cloth”), similar to Old Irish fíal (“veil”). Possibly with influence from Proto-Brythonic *huɨl (compare Welsh hwyl (“sail”)).


golyow

plural of gool (“feast, fair; vigil, wake”)


golyow

golyow (unmutated)
wolyow (soft)
kolyow
hwolyow (mixed)
wolyow (after-th mutation-mixed)


sodhva an post

head

sodhva an post f (plural sodhvaow an post)


dowrgi

dowrgeun (plural)
dowrgi (unmutated)
dhowrgi (soft)
towrgi
towrgi (mixed)
towrgi (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish doferghi, from Proto-Brythonic *düβrgi, from Proto-Celtic *dubrokū. Equivalent to dowr (“water”) + ki (“dog”).


dowr

dowrow (plural)
dowr (unmutated)
dhowr (soft)
towr
towr (mixed)
towr (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *duβr, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰrós.


lagas

From Old Cornish lagat, from Proto-Brythonic *llugad. Cognate with Breton lagad (“eye”), Welsh llygad (“eye”).


leuv

leuv f (dual diwla or diwleuv, plural leuvyow)

diwla (dual)
diwleuv (dual)
leuvyow (plural)

From Middle Cornish lef, luef, from Old Cornish lof, from Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”). Cognate with Irish lámh, Manx laue, Scottish Gaelic làmh, and Welsh llaw.


dornow

dornow (unmutated)
dhornow (soft)
tornow
tornow (mixed)
tornow (after-th mutation-mixed)


dewlagas

dewlagas (unmutated)
dhewlagas (soft)
tewlagas
tewlagas (mixed)
tewlagas (after-th mutation-mixed)


dillas

head

dillas f (collective, singulative dillasen)

dillasen (singulative)
dillas (unmutated)
dhillas (soft)
tillas
tillas (mixed)
tillas (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *dī- (“clothes, clothing”). Cognate with Welsh dillad, Breton dilhad.


gwedh

gwedhen (singulative)
gwydh (alternative)
gwëdh (alternative)

(collective) (Revived Late Cornish) trees


gwydh

gwydh f (collective, singulative gwedhen)

gwedhen (singulative)
gwydh (unmutated)
wydh (soft)
kwydh
hwydh (mixed)
wydh (after-th mutation-mixed)
gwÿdh (alternative)
gwedh (alternative)

From Middle Cornish gueyth, from Old Cornish guiden sg, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨð, from Proto-Celtic *widus. Cognate with Breton gwez, Irish and Scottish Gaelic fiodh, Manx fuygh, and Welsh gwŷdd.


logosen

logosennow (plural)
logojen (alternative)


losow

losowen (singulative)
lojow (alternative)

From Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”). Doublet of les. Cognate with Welsh llys


pluv

pluven (singulative)
pluv (unmutated)
bluv (soft)
fluv

From Middle Cornish pluv, from Proto-Brythonic *plʉβ̃, a borrowing from Latin plūma (“feather, plume”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-. Cognate with Breton pluñv, Welsh plu, pluf.


pluven

head

pluven f (plural pluvennow or pluvednow)

pluvennow (plural)
pluvednow (plural)
pluven (unmutated)
bluven (soft)
fluven


sevi

From Old Cornish syvyen, from Proto-Celtic *subi (“strawberry”). Cognate with Breton sivi, Irish sú, Manx soo, Scottish Gaelic sùbh, and Welsh syfi.


legest

From Latin lō̆custa. Cognate with Welsh llegest.


bronnen

brònnen (canonical feminine)
brònennow (plural)
bronnen (unmutated)
vronnen (soft)
pronnen
fronnen (mixed)
vronnen (after-th mutation-mixed)


awel

From Middle Cornish awel, from Old Cornish auhel, from Proto-Brythonic *awel, from Proto-Celtic *awelā (“wind, breeze”). Cognate with Breton avel (“wind”) and Welsh awel (“breeze, wind”).


kador

kadoryow (plural)
kador (unmutated)
gador (soft)
hador

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cathedra, ultimately from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra, “chair of a teacher, throne”). Compare Welsh cadair.


ergh

From Middle Cornish er, from Old Cornish irch, from Proto-Brythonic *ėrɣ, likely from Proto-Celtic *argyos (“white”). Compare Breton erc'h and Welsh eira.


gwragh

gwraghes (plural)
gwragh (unmutated)
wragh (soft)
kwragh
hwragh (mixed)
wragh (after-th mutation-mixed)

→ English: wrasse

From Proto-Celtic *wrakkā, possibly from a feminine derivative of Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“husband, man”); compare *wiros. Cognate with Breton gwrac'h, Welsh gwrach.


morthol

mortholow (plural)
morthol (unmutated)
vorthol (soft)
forthol (mixed)
vorthol (after-th mutation-mixed)


davas

deves (plural)
devysyow (plural)
davas (unmutated)
dhavas (soft)
tavas
tavas (mixed)
tavas (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *daβ̃ad, from Proto-Celtic *dametos.


hwor

From Old Cornish huir, from Proto-Brythonic *hwoɨr, from Proto-Celtic *swesūr. Cognate with Breton c'hoar, Irish siúr, Manx shuyr, and Welsh chwaer.


karrek

kerrek (plural)
karrygi (plural)
karrek (unmutated)
garrek (soft)
harrek
carrek (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *karreg, from Proto-Celtic *karrikā, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”). Cognate with Welsh carreg, Breton karreg, and Middle Irish carrac.


glaw

From Old Cornish glau, from Proto-Brythonic *glaw. Cognate with Breton glav and Welsh glaw.


kow

From Proto-Brythonic *kėw, from Proto-Celtic *kawyos. Cognate with Welsh cau.


bronn

head

bronn f (dual diwvron or dywvron, plural bronnow)

diwvron (dual)
dywvron (dual)
bronnow (plural)
brodn (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *bronnā (compare Breton bronn, Welsh bron), from Proto-Celtic *brusnā (compare Irish broinn (“womb”)), from *brusū (“belly”) (gen. *brusnos). More at bru.


bronn

bronnow (plural)
brodnow (plural)
brodn (alternative)


bronn

brònn (canonical masculine)
brònnen (singulative)
bronn (unmutated)
vronn (soft)
pronn
fronn (mixed)
vronn (after-th mutation-mixed)
brodn (alternative)


rew

From Proto-Celtic *ɸreswos, from Proto-Indo-European *prews-. Cognate with Breton rev and Welsh rhew.


golan

golanes (plural)
golan (unmutated)
wolan (soft)
kolan
hwolan (mixed)
wolan (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish guilan, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨlann, from Proto-Celtic *weilannā (compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan, Irish faoileán).


abostol

abostol m (plural abesteli, collective abesteleth)

abesteli (plural)
abesteleth (collective)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”).


mesen

mesen (unmutated)
vesen (soft)
fesen (mixed)
vesen (after-th mutation-mixed)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


devos

devosow (plural)
devos (unmutated)
dhevos (soft)
tevos
tevos (mixed)
tevos (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *dedmāto-. Cognate with Welsh defod.


benenes

benenes (unmutated)
venenes (soft)
penenes
fenenes (mixed)
venenes (after-th mutation-mixed)


lester

From Middle Cornish lester, from Old Cornish lester, from Proto-Brythonic *llestr, from Proto-Celtic *lestrom (“pot”).


kommol

komolen (singulative)
kommol (unmutated)
gommol (soft)
hommol
comol (alternative)
kobmol (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *kuml, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin cumulus. Cognate with Breton koumoul and Welsh cwmwl.


comol

comolen (singulative)
kommol (alternative)
kobmol (alternative)


bregh

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bregh f (dual diwvregh or dywvregh, plural breghow)

diwvregh (dual)
dywvregh (dual)
breghow (plural)

From Middle Cornish bregh, from Old Cornish brech, from Proto-Brythonic *brėx, a borrowing from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Cognate with Breton brec'h, Welsh braich.


bregh

breghi (plural)
bregh (unmutated)
vregh (soft)
pregh
fregh (mixed)
vregh (after-th mutation-mixed)

(Revived Late Cornish) Alternative form of brygh (“pox”)


kolen

From Old Cornish coloin, from Proto-Brythonic *koluɨn, from Proto-Celtic *kolignos.


fols

From Proto-Brythonic *hwollt, from Proto-Celtic *skoltā. Cognate with Breton faout, Irish scoilt, and Welsh hollt.


treus

From Middle Cornish tres, trus, from Proto-Brythonic *trọs, from Proto-Celtic *trānts. Cognate with Breton treuz and Welsh traws.


mols

mols (unmutated)
vols (soft)
fols (mixed)
vols (after-th mutation-mixed)


oles

Borrowed from Old English ǣled. Compare Breton oaled (“hearth”) and Welsh aelwyd.


brys

From Proto-Brythonic *brɨd from Proto-Celtic *britis


statys

plural of stat (“state, situation, estate”)


kig

kigyow (plural)
kig (unmutated)
gig (soft)
hig

From Old Cornish cic, from Proto-Brythonic *kig (“meat”), from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (“breast”); compare Welsh cig (“meat”), Old Irish cích (“breast”).


nerth

From Middle Cornish nerth, from Proto-Brythonic *nerθ, from Proto-Celtic *nertom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ner-to- (“virile, strong”), a derivative of *h₂nḗr (“man; vital energy”). Cognate with Breton nerzh, Welsh nerth and Irish neart.


golvan

golvanes (plural)
golvan (unmutated)
wolvan (soft)
kolvan
hwolvan (mixed)
wolvan (after-th mutation-mixed)

Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *gulbi̯o- (“sharp point”), referring to the beak. Cognate with Breton golvan, Irish gealbhan, Manx gialloon, Scottish Gaelic gealbhonn, and Welsh golfan.


lavur

From Middle Cornish lavur, from Proto-Brythonic *llaβʉr, borrowed from Latin labor. Cognate with Welsh llafur.


hyns

hensyow (plural)
hensi (plural)
hens (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *hɨnt, from Proto-Celtic *sentus. Cognate with Breton hent and Welsh hynt.


kanelen

kanelennow (plural)
kanel (plural)
kanelen (unmutated)
ganelen (soft)
hanelen


sugen

From Late Latin sūcus. Compare Welsh sug.


towl

From tewlel (“to throw”, verb), compare Welsh tafl.


koll

kollen (singulative)
koll (unmutated)
goll (soft)
holl

From Proto-Brythonic *koll, from Proto-Celtic *koslos, from Proto-Indo-European *kóslos. Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic coll, Manx coull, and Welsh cyll.


kollen

kollennow (plural)
kollen (unmutated)
gollen (soft)
hollen


pysk

puskes (plural)
pùscas (plural)
pysk (unmutated)
bysk (soft)
fysk
pesk (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

From Middle Cornish pysk, from Old Cornish pisc, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨsk, a borrowing from Latin piscis. Compare Breton pesk, and the related Welsh pysgod.


dyskador

dyskadoryon (plural)
dyskador (unmutated)
dhyskador (soft)
tyskador
tyskador (mixed)
tyskador (after-th mutation-mixed)


dyskadores

dyskadoresow (plural)
dyskadores (unmutated)
dhyskadores (soft)
tyskadores
tyskadores (mixed)
tyskadores (after-th mutation-mixed)


jynn-amontya

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jynn-amontya m (plural jynnys-amontya or jynnow-amontya)

jynnys-amontya (plural)
jynnow-amontya (plural)


bord gwynn

bord gwynn (unmutated)
vord gwynn (soft)
pord gwynn
ford gwynn (mixed)
vord gwynn (after-th mutation-mixed)


klock

klockow (plural)
klockys (plural)
klock (unmutated)
glock (soft)
hlock


gow

gowyow (plural)
gow (unmutated)
wow (soft)
kow
hwow (mixed)
wow (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish gou, from Proto-Celtic *gāwa. Cognate with Breton gaou and Welsh gau.


gwer

gour (singulative)
gwer (unmutated)
wer (soft)
kwer
hwer (mixed)
wer (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwur, from Proto-Celtic *wiros.


kegis hweg

kegis hweg f (collective, singulative kegisen hweg)

kegisen hweg (singulative)
kegis hweg (unmutated)
gegis hweg (soft)
hegis hweg


kowl

From Old Cornish caul, from Proto-Brythonic *kawl, from Latin caulis. Cognate with Breton kaol and Welsh cawl.


kowl

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


brynk

brynken (singulative)
brynk (unmutated)
vrynk (soft)
prynk
frynk (mixed)
vrynk (after-th mutation-mixed)


brynken

brynkennow (plural)
brynken (unmutated)
vrynken (soft)
prynken
frynken (mixed)
vrynken (after-th mutation-mixed)


moryon

moryon f (collective, singulative moryonen)

moryonen (singulative)
moryon (unmutated)
voryon (soft)
foryon (mixed)
voryon (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Celtic *morwis, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-. Compare Breton merien, Old Irish moirb.


moryonen

moryonennow (plural)
moryonen (unmutated)
voryonen (soft)
foryonen (mixed)
voryonen (after-th mutation-mixed)

singulative of moryon (“ants; tourists”)


brykedh

brykedh f (collective, singulative brykedhen)

brykedhen (singulative)
brykedh (unmutated)
vrykedh (soft)
prykedh
frykedh (mixed)
vrykedh (after-th mutation-mixed)

Alteration of English abrecock (obsolete form of apricot), from Catalan albercoc, from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία (berikokkía, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), ultimately from Late Latin (persica) praecocia. Compare Welsh bricyll.


brykedhen

brykedhennow (plural)
brykedhen (unmutated)
vrykedhen (soft)
prykedhen
frykedhen (mixed)
vrykedhen (after-th mutation-mixed)


mor du

moren dhu (singulative)
mor du (unmutated)
vor du (soft)
for du (mixed)
vor du (after-th mutation-mixed)


dreysen

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dreysen f (plural dreysennow or dreysednow)

dreysennow (plural)
dreysednow (plural)
dreysen (unmutated)
dhreysen (soft)
treysen
treysen (mixed)
treysen (after-th mutation-mixed)


moren dhu

moren du (unmutated)
voren du (soft)
foren du (mixed)
voren du (after-th mutation-mixed)


keunegen

keunegen f (plural keunegennow or keunegednow)

keunegennow (plural)
keunegednow (plural)


keunegednow

(Revived Late Cornish) plural of keunegen (“bog”)


spethas

From Proto-Celtic *skʷiyat (“hawthorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *skw-oy-eh₂, from *ksu-, from *kes-. See also Breton spezad, English surname Skeen.


banadhel

banadhel f (collective, singulative banadhlen)

banadhlen (singulative)
banadhel (unmutated)
vanadhel (soft)
panadhel
fanadhel (mixed)
vanadhel (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish banathel, from Proto-Brythonic *banadl, from Proto-Celtic *banatlom. Cognate with Breton banal and Welsh banadl.


banadhlen

banadhlennow (plural)
banadhlen (unmutated)
vanadhlen (soft)
panadhlen
fanadhlen (mixed)
vanadhlen (after-th mutation-mixed)


kavach

kavajys (plural)
kavach (unmutated)
gavach (soft)
havach


karetys

karetys f (collective, singulative karetysen)

karetysen (singulative)
karetys (unmutated)
garetys (soft)
haretys

Daucus carota
Daucus carota#Translingual

carrots (Daucus carota subspecies sativus)


asklos

asklòs (canonical masculine)
asklòsen (singulative)

From Proto-Brythonic *asklọd, compare Welsh sglodyn.


asklosen

asklòsen (canonical feminine)
asklòsennow (plural)

singulative of asklòs (“chips; splinters”)


skobm

skobmyn (singulative)
skomm (alternative)


dilasen

dilasennow (plural)
dilasen (unmutated)
dhilasen (soft)
tilasen
tilasen (mixed)
tilasen (after-th mutation-mixed)
dillasen (alternative)

singulative of dillas (“clothes, clothing”)


kobmol

komolen (singulative)
kommol (alternative)
comol (alternative)

(Standard Written Form, Revived Late Cornish) clouds


kelyon garan

kelyon garan f (collective, singulative kelyonen aran)

kelyonen aran (singulative)
kelyon garan (unmutated)
gelyon garan (soft)
helyon garan


kelyonen aran

singulative of kelyon garan (“craneflies”)


tavol

tavolen (singulative)
tavol (unmutated)
davol (soft)
thavol

From Old Cornish tauolen, from Proto-Brythonic *tawọl. Cognate with Breton teol and Welsh tafol.


buluk

buluk f (collective, singulative bulugen)

bulugen (singulative)
buluk (unmutated)
vuluk (soft)
puluk
fuluk (mixed)
vuluk (after-th mutation-mixed)


bulugen

bulugen (unmutated)
vulugen (soft)
pulugen
fulugen (mixed)
vulugen (after-th mutation-mixed)


keunys

keunysen (singulative)
kunys (alternative)


kunys

keunysen (singulative)
keunys (alternative)

From Proto-Celtic *kom-dau-to- (compare Breton keuneud, Welsh cynnud), from *kom-dauyeti (“to kindle”).


tanweyth

tanweythen (singulative)
tanweyth (unmutated)
danweyth (soft)
thanweyth

Calque of English firework, by surface analysis, tan (“fire”) + gweyth (“work”).


botas palvek

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botas palvek f (singulative botasen balvek)

botasen balvek (singulative)
botas palvek (unmutated)
votas palvek (soft)
potas palvek
fotas palvek (mixed)
votas palvek (after-th mutation-mixed)


botasen balvek

botasen palvek (unmutated)
votasen palvek (soft)
potasen palvek
fotasen palvek (mixed)
votasen palvek (after-th mutation-mixed)

singulative of botas palvek (“flippers”)


kelyon

kelyon f (collective, singulative kelyonen)

kelyonen (singulative)
kelyon (unmutated)
gelyon (soft)
helyon

From Proto-Celtic *kulis (compare Welsh cylion, Breton kelien, Irish cuil), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (compare Latin culex (“gnat”), Old Armenian սլաք (slakʻ, “roasting spit”).


kelyon kig

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kelyon kig f (collective, singulative kelyonen gig)

kelyonen gig (singulative)
kelyon kig (unmutated)
gelyon kig (soft)
helyon kig


kelyonen gig

singulative of kelyon kig (“bluebottles”)


ewyn

From Proto-Brythonic *öwɨn; compare Welsh ewyn, Middle Breton eon and Breton ewon. Furthermore from Proto-Celtic *ɸowino- (or possibly *ɸousino- from Proto-Indo-European *pew(H)-); compare Old Irish úan (“foam”), and Modern Irish uan.


eythin

eythin f (collective, singulative eythinen)

From Middle Cornish eithin, from Old Cornish eythinen sg, from Proto-Celtic *axtīnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-stí-, enlargement of *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Compare Welsh eithin, Breton bezhin, and Irish aiteann.


kelyon margh

kelyon margh f (collective, singulative kelyonen vargh)

kelyonen vargh (singulative)
kelyon margh (unmutated)
gelyon margh (soft)
helyon margh


kelyonen vargh

singulative of kelyon margh (“gadflies”)


gwibes

gwibes f (collective, singulative gwibesen)

gwibesen (singulative)
gwibes (unmutated)
wibes (soft)
kwibes
hwibes (mixed)
wibes (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish gwebes, from Old Cornish guibed. Cognate with Breton c'wibed and Welsh gwybed.


greun

From Proto-Brythonic *grọn, from Proto-Celtic *grānom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognate with Breton greun and Welsh grawn.

(collective) (zoology) hard roe (fish eggs)


greun

greunen (singulative)
greun (unmutated)
reun (soft)
kreun

From Proto-Celtic *griyano- (exact etymon uncertain). Cognate with Irish grean and Welsh graean.


gwels

gwelsen (singulative)
gwels (unmutated)
wels (soft)
kwels
hwels (mixed)
wels (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwellt, from Proto-Celtic *gʷeltā.


kolodhyon

kolodhyonen (singulative)
kolodhyn (unmutated)
golodhyn (soft)
holodhyn


kolodhyonen

kolodhyonen (unmutated)
golodhyonen (soft)
holodhyonen


spern gwynn

spern gwynn f (singulative spernen wynn)

spernen wynn (singulative)
spern gwydn (alternative)

From spern (“thorns”) + gwynn (“white”).


spern gwydn

spern gwydn f (singulative spernen wydn)

spernen wydn (singulative)
spern gwynn (alternative)


spernen wynn

singulative of spern gwynn (“hawthorns”)


spernen wydn

(Revived Late Cornish) singulative of spern gwydn (“hawthorns”)


kewargh

kewarhen (singulative)
kowar' (alternative)


kowar'

kowarhen (singulative)
kewargh (alternative)


hern gwynn

hernen wynn (singulative)
hern gwydn (alternative)


hern gwydn

hernen wydn (singulative)
hern gwynn (alternative)


hernen

singulative of hern (“pilchards, sardines”)


evor

From Proto-Brythonic *eβor, from Proto-Celtic *eburos. Cognate with Breton evor (“elder buckthorn”) and Welsh efwr.


losow mogh

losow mogh f (collective, singulative losowen vogh)


pryv

preves (plural)
prevyon (plural)
pryv (unmutated)
bryv (soft)
fryv
prev (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

PIE word
 *kʷŕ̥mis
From Middle Cornish pref, from Old Cornish prif, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrimis. Cognate with Breton preñv (“worm”), Irish cruimh (“larva, worm”), Manx crooag, Scottish Gaelic cnuimh (“worm, maggot”), and Welsh pryf.


hwesker

hwesker f (collective, singulative hweskeren)


idhyow

idhyow f (collective, singulative idhyowen)

From Proto-Brythonic *eðenn, from Proto-Celtic *edennos, from Proto-Indo-European *pedn̥nos. Cognate with Breton ilio, Irish and Scottish Gaelic eidheann, and Welsh eiddew.


kowles

kowles f (collective, singulative kowlesen)

From kowl (“soup”) + -es. Compare Breton kaouled and Welsh ceuled.


morgowles

morgowles f (collective, singulative morgowlesen)

morgowlesen (singulative)
morgowles (unmutated)
vorgowles (soft)
forgowles (mixed)
vorgowles (after-th mutation-mixed)


brennik

brenigen (singulative)
brennik (unmutated)
vrennik (soft)
prennik
frennik (mixed)
vrennik (after-th mutation-mixed)
bernik (alternative)
brednik (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *baranāko, from Proto-Celtic *barinākos (“rocky ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H- (“mountain, hill”), from *gʷerH- (“to elevate”). Compare Breton brennig, Welsh brennig.


brenigen

brenigennow (plural)
brenigen (unmutated)
vrenigen (soft)
prenigen
frenigen (mixed)
vrenigen (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwydhbol

gwydhbol (unmutated)
wydhbol (soft)
kwydhbol
hwydhbol (mixed)
wydhbol (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨðbuɨll, from Proto-Celtic *widukʷēslā (literally “wood intelligence”). By surface analysis, gwydh (“trees”) + poll (“intelligence, reason”). Compare Breton gwezboell, Welsh gwyddbwyll and also Irish ficheall, Scottish Gaelic fidhcheall, Manx feeal.


brednik

brenigen (singulative)
brennik (alternative)


medh

medh (unmutated)
vedh (soft)
fedh (mixed)
vedh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *með, from Proto-Celtic *medu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu.


keher

keheren (singulative)
keher (unmutated)
geher (soft)
heher


keheren

keheren (unmutated)
geheren (soft)
heheren


meskel

mesklen (singulative)
meskel (unmutated)
veskel (soft)
feskel (mixed)
veskel (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Latin musculus. See Old Cornish mesclen.


mesklen

mesklennow (plural)
mesklen (unmutated)
vesklen (soft)
fesklen (mixed)
vesklen (after-th mutation-mixed)


knofen

(Revived Late Cornish) singulative of know (“nuts”)


know dor

knowen dhor (singulative)
know dor (unmutated)
gnow dor (soft)
hnow dor


knofen dor

(Revived Late Cornish) singulative of know dor (“peanuts”)


know Frynk

knowen Frynk (singulative)
know Frynk (unmutated)
gnow Frynk (soft)
hnow Frynk

Calque of English walnuts. By surface analysis, know (“nuts”) + Frynk (“French”) – wal- in English walnuts related to English Gaul, hence "French". Cognate with Welsh cnau Ffrengig.


knofen Frenk

(Revived Late Cornish) singulative of know Frynk (“walnuts”)


derwen

derwennow (plural)
derwen (unmutated)
dherwen (soft)
terwen
terwen (mixed)
terwen (after-th mutation-mixed)
derowen (alternative)


derowen

derowennow (plural)
derowen (unmutated)
dherowen (soft)
terowen
terowen (mixed)
terowen (after-th mutation-mixed)
derwen (alternative)


derow

derowen (singulative)
derwen (singulative)

From Old Cornish dar, from Proto-Brythonic *dar, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru; compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “tree”).


derow

derowyow (plural)
derow (unmutated)
dherow (soft)
terow
terow (mixed)
terow (after-th mutation-mixed)

Related to Middle Breton dezrou, Welsh dechrau (“start, beginning”), of which the second element could be related to Latin creo (“I grow, give existence to”).


olew

From Old Cornish oleu, from Proto-Brythonic *olew, from Vulgar Latin *olevum, from Latin oleum (“oil”).


sterednow

(Revived Late Cornish) plural of steren (“star”)


estren

From Middle Cornish estren, from Proto-Brythonic *estrọn, borrowed from Latin extrāneus. Cognate with Breton estren, Welsh estron.


estren

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


palv

palvow (plural)
palv (unmutated)
balv (soft)
falv

From Proto-Brythonic *palβ̃ (compare Welsh palf), from Latin palma (“palm”). Doublet of leuv.


palmwydh

palmwedhen (singulative)
palmwedh (alternative)


palmwedh

palmwedhen (singulative)
palmwydh (alternative)


krampoth

krampothen (singulative)
krampoth (unmutated)
grampoth (soft)
hrampoth

Unknown. Cognate with Breton krampouezh and Welsh crampwyth. Related to Welsh crempog and English crumpet.


pys

pysen (singulative)
pys (unmutated)
bys (soft)
fys
pes (alternative)

From Proto-Brythonic *pɨs, from Latin pisum. Cognate with Welsh pys.


bilien

biliennow (plural)
bilien (unmutated)
vilien (soft)
pilien
filien (mixed)
vilien (after-th mutation-mixed)


porhel

From Middle Cornish porhel, from Old Cornish porchel, from Proto-Brythonic *porxell, borrowed from Late Latin porcellus, a diminutive of Latin porcus. Cognate with Welsh porchell, Breton porc'hell.


porhellik

porheligow (plural)
porhellik (unmutated)
borhellik (soft)
forhellik


patatys

patatys (unmutated)
batatys (soft)
fatatys


aval dor

Calque of Dutch aardappel or French pomme de terre. By surface analysis, aval (“apple”) + dor (“earth, ground”).


brialli

briallen (singulative)
brialli (unmutated)
vrialli (soft)
prialli
frialli (mixed)
vrialli (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish breilu. Cognate with Breton brulu (“foxgloves”) and Welsh briallu.


ploum segh

ploumen segh (singulative)
ploum sygh (alternative)


ploum sygh

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ploum sygh f (collective, singulative ploumen sygh)

ploumen sygh (singulative)
ploum sygh (unmutated)
bloum sygh (soft)
floum sygh
ploum segh (alternative)


logos broas

logos broas f (singulative logojen vroas)


gwel

From Middle Cornish gwelan, gwelen, from Old Cornish guaylen (singulative form), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-. Related to Latin vieō. Cognate with Breton and Welsh gwial.

canes, poles, rods, shafts, sticks, wands


gwel

gwelow (plural)
gwel (unmutated)
wel (soft)
kwel
hwel (mixed)
wel (after-th mutation-mixed)


gwreydh

From Old Cornish gureiten, from Proto-Celtic *wradios (compare Welsh gwraidd, Breton gwriz), from pre-Celtic *wr̥djo, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.


brodn

brodnen (singulative)
bronn (alternative)


brodn

dywvron (dual)
brodnow (plural)
bronn (alternative)


sugal

Borrowed from Latin sēcale. Cognate with Irish seagal and Breton segal.


plisk

plisken (singulative)
plisk (unmutated)
blisk (soft)
flisk

Cognate with Irish blaosc and Welsh plisg.


melhwes

melhwes f (singulative melhwesen or melhwyjen)

melhwesen (singulative)
melhwyjen (singulative)
melhwes (unmutated)
velhwes (soft)
felhwes (mixed)
velhwes (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *melw- (“soft”), from Proto-Celtic *meldo- (“pleasant, mild”), *mlido (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”).
Compare Breton melw (“snot”)); akin to Breton melc’hwed, Welsh malwod. Also see Gaulish *multon- (“sheep”), which could be related.


melhwesen

singulative of melhwes (“snails; slugs”)


melhwyjen

(Revived Late Cornish) singulative of melhwes (“snails; slugs”)


kevnis

head

kevnis f (collective, singulative kevnisen)

kevnisen (singulative)
kevnis (unmutated)
gevnis (soft)
hevnis
kenis (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)


kenes

kenesen (singulative)
kevnis (alternative)


gwel kala

gwelen gala (singulative)
gwel kala (unmutated)
wel kala (soft)
kwel kala
hwel kala (mixed)
wel kala (after-th mutation-mixed)

(collective, agriculture) straw, straw stalks


gwelen gala

gwelen gala f (plural gwelynni kala or gwelydni kala)

gwelynni kala (plural)
gwelydni kala (plural)


gwelynni kala

plural of gwelen gala (“(piece of) straw”)


gwelydni kala

(Revived Late Cornish) plural of gwelen gala (“(piece of) straw”)


kalaven

kalaven f (plural kalavennow or kalavednow)


kalavednow

(Revived Late Cornish) plural of kalaven (“straw”)


linednow

(Revived Late Cornish) plural of linen (“thread”)


neujen

(Revived Late Cornish) singulative of neus (“threads”)


losow kegin

losow kegin f (singulative losowen gegin)

[ˌlɔzɔʊ ˈkɛɡɪn]


losowen gegin

singulative of losow kegin (“vegetables”)


lojow debri

lojow debri f (singulative lojowen dhebri)


gwythi

gwythien (singulative)
gwythi (unmutated)
wythi (soft)
kwythi
hwythi (mixed)
wythi (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish guid, from Proto-Celtic *wēt(t)ā (“swamp, stream”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to wither”), see also Latin viēscō (“wither”), Lithuanian výsti (“wither”), Old High German wesanēn (“wither, wilt”) and Old Norse visna.


gwythien

gwythien (unmutated)
wythien (soft)
kwythien
hwythien (mixed)
wythien (after-th mutation-mixed)


mellyon

mellyonen (singulative)
mellyon (unmutated)
vellyon (soft)
fellyon (mixed)
vellyon (after-th mutation-mixed)

Cognate with Breton melchon and Welsh meillion.


lojowen dhebri

singulative of lojow debri (“vegetables”)


helyk

From Proto-Brythonic *hėlɨg, from Proto-Celtic *salixs, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- (“willow”). Cognate with Welsh helyg, Breton halegen, Irish saileach, Scottish Gaelic seileach, Manx shellagh, Latin salix, Old English sealh and English sallow.


gwivren

gwivrow (plural)
gwivren (unmutated)
wivren (soft)
kwivren
hwivren (mixed)
wivren (after-th mutation-mixed)


lojow

lojowen (singulative)
losow (alternative)


kegin

From Middle Cornish cegin, from Old Cornish keghin, from Proto-Brythonic *kögin (whence also Welsh cegin and Breton kegin), from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.


kegin

kegines (plural)
kegin (unmutated)
gegin (soft)
hegin

Cognate with Breton and Middle Welsh kegin (“jay”).


logojen

(Revived Late Cornish) singulative of logos (“mice”)


Frynk

Borrowed from Latin francus (“Frankish, French, Frenchman”), from Frankish *frankō (“a Frank”), from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Compare Welsh Ffrainc.

bor

Frenchman (native or inhabitant of France) (usually male)


Frenk

(Revived Late Cornish) Frenchman (native or inhabitant of France) (usually male)


daras

From Middle Cornish daras, from Old Cornish darat, from Proto-Brythonic *drus, from Proto-Celtic *du̯orestu (compare Welsh drws).


darjow

(Revived Late Cornish) plural of daras (“door”)


kadoryow

kadoryow (unmutated)
gadoryow (soft)
hadoryow


morgi

morgeun (plural)
morgi (unmutated)
vorgi (soft)
forgi (mixed)
vorgi (after-th mutation-mixed)


morhogh

morhoghes (plural)
morhogh (unmutated)
vorhogh (soft)
forhogh (mixed)
vorhogh (after-th mutation-mixed)


morhohes

morhohes (unmutated)
vorhohes (soft)
forhohes (mixed)
vorhohes (after-th mutation-mixed)


pedncita

pedncitys (plural)
penncita (alternative)


penncita

penncitys (plural)
pedncita (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

Compound of penn (“head”) + cita (“city”)


powyow

plural of pow (“country, land; province, region”)


Sows

From Middle Cornish Seys (attested in a personal name), from Old Cornish Zowz, from Proto-Brythonic *Sėɨs, borrowed from Latin Saxō (“Saxon”). Cognate with Breton Saoz and Welsh Sais.


Sowsnegoryon

plural of Sowsneger (“English-speaker, Anglophone”)


spyrys

head

spyrys m (plural spyrysyon or spyryjyon)

From Proto-Brythonic *spɨrɨd, borrowed from Latin spīritus.


spyryjyon

(Revived Late Cornish) plural of spyrys (“spirit; fairy”)


pympbys

pympbyses (plural)
pempbes (alternative)


pempbes

pempbeses (plural)
pympbys (alternative)


Frenkes

Frenkesow (plural)
Frynkes (alternative)


Frynkes

Frynkesow (plural)
Frenkes (alternative)


kocha-dybri

kochys-dybri (plural)
kocha debri (alternative)


kocha debri

kochow debri (plural)
kocha dybri (alternative)


stevel dhebri

stevel dhebri f (plural stevellow debri)

stevellow debri (plural)
stevel dhybri (alternative)


stevel-dhybri

stevel-dhybri f (plural stevellow dybri)

stevellow dybri (plural)
stevel dhebri (alternative)

From stevel (“room”) + dybri (“to eat”).


stevel

From Old Cornish steuel, from Proto-Brythonic *ɨstavell, from Vulgar Latin *(i)stabellum, from Latin stabulum (“dwelling”). Cognate with Welsh ystafell, related to English stable.


stevel wortos

stevel wortos m (plural stevellow gortos)


gortos

From Middle Cornish gortos, from Proto-Celtic *uɸor-ati-woseti, from *uɸor- (“over-”) + *ati- (“re-”) + *woseti (“to stay”).


stevellow gortos

plural of stevel wortos (“waiting room”)


esedhvaow

plural of esedhva (“sitting room, living room”)


stevel omwolhi

head

stevel omwolhi f (plural stevellow omwolhi)


kig dens

kigyow dens (plural)
kig dens (unmutated)
gig dens (soft)
hig dens


kigyow dens

kigyow dens (unmutated)
gigyow dens (soft)
higyow dens


kigti

kigtiow (plural)
kigti (unmutated)
gigti (soft)
higti


kiger

kigoryon (plural)
kiger (unmutated)
giger (soft)
higer


kig mogh

kig mogh (unmutated)
gig mogh (soft)
hig mogh


kig yar

kig yar (unmutated)
gig yar (soft)
hig yar

From kig (“meat”) + yar (“chicken, hen”)


trehow

plural of tregh (“section, slice, portion”)


kig leugh

kig leugh (unmutated)
gig leugh (soft)
hig leugh


kig bewin

kig bewin (unmutated)
gig bewin (soft)
hig bewin
kig bowin (alternative)

From kig (“meat”) + bewin (“beef, bovine”).


hil

From Proto-Brythonic *hil, from Proto-Celtic *sīlom.


bleydhes

(Standard Written Form) plural of bleydh


hogednow

(Revived Late Cornish) plural of hogen (“pie”)


jynnys

plural of jynn (“engine, machine, motor”)


jynn

jynnow (plural)
jynnys (plural)
jyn (alternative)


Godhal

Godhyli (plural)
Godhal (unmutated)
Wodhal (soft)
Kodhal
Hwodhal (mixed)
Wodhal (after-th mutation-mixed)


Godhales

Godhalesow (plural)
Godhales (unmutated)
Wodhales (soft)
Kodhales
Hwodhales (mixed)
Wodhales (after-th mutation-mixed)


hwegyn

hwegyn m (plural hwegennow or hwegednow)


hwegednow

(Revived Late Cornish) plural of hwegyn (“sweet, candy”)


gwedh krabbys

gwedh krabbys f (singulative gwedhen krabbys)

gwedhen krabbys (singulative)
gwydh krabbys (alternative)


gwydh krabbys

gwydh krabbys f (singulative gwedhen krabbys)

gwedhen krabbys (singulative)
gwedh krabbys (alternative)


garan

garanes (plural)
garan (unmutated)
aran (soft)
karan
haran (mixed)
haran (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *garan, from Proto-Celtic *garanos (“crane”).


margh

mergh (plural)
margh (unmutated)
vargh (soft)
fargh (mixed)
vargh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *marx, from Proto-Celtic *markos.


gwelennik

gwelenigow (plural)
gwelednik (alternative)


gwelednik

gwelenigow (plural)
gwelennik (alternative)


gwern

gwern m (singulative gwernen, plural gwernennow or gwernednow)

gwernen (singulative)
gwernennow (plural)
gwernednow (plural)
gwern (unmutated)
wern (soft)
kwern
hwern (mixed)
wern (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish guern, from Proto-Brythonic *gwern, from Proto-Celtic *wernā (compare Gaulish uerna, Old Irish fern and French vergne).

(collective) alder
swamp, marsh, marshland


prys

From Old Cornish prit, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨd.


sodhva

From soodh (“occupation”) + -va. Cognate with Welsh swyddfa.


gevell

gevellas (plural)
gevell (unmutated)
evell (soft)
kevell
hevell (mixed)
hevell (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *geβ̃ell, from Latin gemellus. Compare Welsh gefell and Breton gevell.


myghternes

myghternesow (plural)
myghternes (unmutated)
vyghternes (soft)
fyghternes (mixed)
vyghternes (after-th mutation-mixed)
my'ternes (alternative)
myternes (alternative)


my'ternes

my'ternesow (plural)
myghternes (alternative)
myternes (alternative)


myternes

myternesow (plural)
my'ternes (alternative)
myghternes (alternative)


my'tern

my'ternyow (plural)
mytern (alternative)
myghtern (alternative)


cussyn

cussyn m (plural cussynnow or cussydnow)

cussynnow (plural)
cussydnow (plural)
cüssyn (alternative)
kussyn (alternative)


kussyn

kussyn m (plural kussynnow or kussydnow)

kussynnow (plural)
kussydnow (plural)
cüssyn (alternative)
cussyn (alternative)


cüssyn

cüssynnow (plural)
cussyn (alternative)
kussyn (alternative)


lyverva

lyvervaow (plural)
leverva (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)


kawn

kawnow (plural)
kawn (unmutated)
gawn (soft)
hawn

(by extension) glacial trough, U-shaped valley


gour

gwer (plural)
gour (unmutated)
wour (soft)
kour
hwour (mixed)
wour (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish uir, from Proto-Brythonic *gwur, from Proto-Celtic *wiros. Cognate with Breton gour, Gaulish *wiros, Irish and Scottish Gaelic fear, Manx fer, and Welsh gŵr.


gwreg

gwragedh (plural)
gwreg (unmutated)
wreg (soft)
kwreg
hwreg (mixed)
wreg (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Middle Cornish gurek, from Old Cornish greg, grueg, from Proto-Brythonic *gwrėg, from Proto-Celtic *wrakī, *gʷrakī. Cognate with Breton gwreg and Welsh gwraig.


niwl

From Middle Cornish niul, from either; Vulgar Latin *nībulus, a modification of Latin nūbilus (“cloudy”); or Proto-Germanic *nebulaz (“cloud, mist”); via a Celtic loanword. Compare Irish néal and Welsh niwl.


kuntilow

From kuntell (“album”) and ilow (“music”). First used in 2008.


kowan

kowannow (plural)
kowan (unmutated)
gowan (soft)
howan
cowan (alternative)

Borrowed from Breton kaouenn, from Proto-Brythonic *kuwann, from Proto-Celtic *kuwannos.


noy

From Proto-Brythonic *nei, from Proto-Celtic *neɸūts. Cognate with Breton ni, Irish nia, Manx neear, and Welsh nai.


trogh

From Proto-Brythonic *trux, from Proto-Celtic *truxsos (“cut/broken off piece”). Cognate with Welsh trwch.


nev

From Proto-Brythonic *neβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Cognate with Breton neñv, Welsh nef and Irish neamh.


pronter

prontyryon (plural)
proanter (alternative)
prounter (alternative)
prownter (alternative)


doust

doust (unmutated)
dhoust (soft)
toust
toust (mixed)
toust (after-th mutation-mixed)


reun

Cognate with Breton reunig, Irish rón, Scottish Gaelic ròn, Manx raun.


reun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


besow

besowen (singulative)
besow (unmutated)
vesow (soft)
pesow
fesow (mixed)
vesow (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *bedu, from Proto-Celtic *betuyā. Cognate with Welsh bedw


diegi

diegi (unmutated)
dhiegi (soft)
tiegi
tiegi (mixed)
tiegi (after-th mutation-mixed)


ogas

From Proto-Celtic *adgostus. Cognate with Welsh agos.


peryl

peryllyow (plural)
peryl (unmutated)
beryl (soft)
feryl


mowes

mowysi (plural)
mowes (unmutated)
vowes (soft)
fowes (mixed)
vowes (after-th mutation-mixed)
mos (alternative)

From maw (“boy”) + -es. Compare Breton maouez.


flogh

From Old Cornish floh. Possibly from Old High German flōh flea but the irregular plural suggests a Celtic origin. Cognate with Breton floc'h.


enys

From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs, from Proto-Celtic *enistī. Cognate with Breton enez, Irish inis, Manx and Scottish Gaelic innis, and Welsh ynys.


benyn

benenes (plural)
benyn (unmutated)
venyn (soft)
penyn
fenyn (mixed)
venyn (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Old Cornish benen, from Proto-Brythonic *ben, from Proto-Celtic *benā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.


dedh

dedhyow (plural)
dedh (unmutated)
dhedh (soft)
tedh
tedh (mixed)
tedh (after-th mutation-mixed)
dydh (alternative)
dëdh (alternative)


bledhen

bledhynnyow (plural)
bledhen (unmutated)
vledhen (soft)
pledhen
fledhen (mixed)
vledhen (after-th mutation-mixed)
blydhen (alternative)

From Middle Cornish blythen, from Old Cornish bliþen, from Proto-Celtic *bleidanī (“year”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰloyd- (“pale”), though the semantic connection is weak. See also Lithuanian blai̇̃vas (“whitish, blue, sober”), Proto-West Germanic *blait, Albanian blehurë.
Celtic cognates include Welsh blwydd, Breton blizenn, Old Irish blíadain, Breton bloaz; Old Breton blened, Welsh blynedd. Doublet of bloodh.


kronek

kronoges (plural)
kronogow (plural)
kronek (unmutated)
gronek (soft)
kroenek (alternative)

From Middle Cornish cronek, from Old Cornish croinoc, derived from croin + -ek, equivalent to kroghen + -ek. Glossed in the Vocabularium Cornicum as rubēta.


diwla

diwla (unmutated)
dhiwla (soft)
tiwla
tiwla (mixed)
tiwla (after-th mutation-mixed)


dewlin

dewlin (unmutated)
dhewlin (soft)
tewlin
tewlin (mixed)
tewlin (after-th mutation-mixed)


diwvron

diwvronn (unmutated)
dhiwvronn (soft)
tiwvronn
tiwvronn (mixed)
tiwvronn (after-th mutation-mixed)


merkuri

merkuri (unmutated)
verkuri (soft)
ferkuri (mixed)
verkuri (after-th mutation-mixed)


hedh

From Proto-Brythonic *hɨð, from Proto-Celtic *sidos. Cognate with Breton heizez and Welsh hydd.


loor

From Old Cornish luir, from Proto-Brythonic *lloɨr, from Proto-Celtic *lugrā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewk- (“light”). Cognate with Breton loar and Welsh lloer.


brith

brith (unmutated)
vrith (soft)
prith
frith (mixed)
vrith (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *briθ, from Proto-Celtic *mrixtos.


gwiwer

gwiwerow (plural)
gwiweres (plural)
gwiwer (unmutated)
wiwer (soft)
kwiwer
hwiwer (mixed)
wiwer (after-th mutation-mixed)

From Proto-Brythonic *gwɨwer, from Proto-Celtic *wiweros, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel, stoat”). Cognate with Breton gwiñver, Welsh gwiwer.


kangarou

[ˌkæŋɡəˈruː]

Borrowed from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).


grug

From Proto-Brythonic *gwrʉg, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos, from an unknown non-Indo-European source. Cognate with Welsh grug.
Compare Czech vřes, Latvian vìrsis, Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē).


grug

grugon (singulative)
grug (unmutated)
wrug (soft)
krug
hwrug (mixed)
wrug (after-th mutation-mixed)


keser

keseren (singulative)
keser (unmutated)
geser (soft)
heser

From Old Cornish keser, from Proto-Celtic *kassris, *kass(a)rā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d-. Cognate with Breton kazarc'h, kazerc'h, Old Irish casar, and Welsh cesair.


manek

From Latin manica. Cognate with Welsh maneg


fow

From Proto-Brythonic *fau, from Latin fāgus. Cognate with Breton faou and first syllable of Welsh ffawydd.


fow

From Proto-Brythonic *fowyā, from Latin fovea. Cognate with Welsh ffau (“den”).


gocki

From Middle English goky, from Middle English goke ("cuckoo").


kenn

kennow (plural)
kenn (unmutated)
genn (soft)
henn
kedn (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

From Proto-Indo-European *sken- (“to split off”) (compare Breton skant (“scales”), Old Irish cenn (“covering, shell”), Irish scáin (“to tear, burst”).


cowethas

Cowethas Kelto-Kernuak: the Celtic-Cornish Society


dager

tear (drop of liquid produced by the eye)


nith

From Old Cornish noit, from Proto-Brythonic *nėθ, from Proto-Celtic *nextī. Cognate with Breton nizh, Irish neacht, and Welsh nith.


karten

kartennow (plural)
karten (unmutated)
garten (soft)
harten

Borrowed from Middle English carde (with -en added), from Old French carte, from Latin charta (“paper”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “paper”). Compare Welsh cerdyn.


parth

From Proto-Brythonic *parθ, from Latin pars.


arghans

From Middle Cornish arhans, from Old Cornish argans, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”). Cognate with Breton arc'hant, Irish and Scottish Gaelic airgead, Manx argid, and Welsh arian.


owr

From Proto-Brythonic *awr, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin aurum. Compare Welsh awr, aur, Breton aour.


dehen molys

dehen molys (unmutated)
dhehen molys (soft)
tehen molys
tehen molys (mixed)
tehen molys (after-th mutation-mixed)

LL-Q25289 (cor)-Gwikor Frank-Dehen molys.wav

From dehen (“cream”) + molys (“clotted”).


fong

From English fungus. Compare Welsh ffwng.


gwerthji

[ˈɡwɛrθd͡ʒi]


kemper

From Proto-Celtic *komberos. Cognate with Welsh cymer.


gorwel

gorwelyow (plural)
gorwel (unmutated)
worwel (soft)
korwel
hworwel (mixed)
worwel (after-th mutation-mixed)


Grek

From Latin Graecus, possibly influenced by English Greek. Cognate with Welsh Groeg.


eur

From Proto-Brythonic *ọr, from Latin hōra. Cognate with Breton eur and Welsh awr.


trenkles

trenkles (unmutated)
drenkles (soft)
threnkles


amal

border, edge, margin, verge, side, periphery


barvus

barvusi (plural)
barvuji (plural)
barvus (unmutated)
varvus (soft)
parvus
farvus (mixed)
varvus (after-th mutation-mixed)


esedhvos

From esedha (“sitting”) + bos (“being”), a calque of Welsh eisteddfod (“session”).


prenn

From Proto-Brythonic *prenn, from Proto-Celtic *kʷresnom. Cognate with Welsh pren.


aluminiom

[ˌælɪʊˈmɪnjɐm]


porth

From Middle Cornish porh, from Old Cornish porth, from Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin portus (“harbour”).


porth

From Middle Cornish porth, from Old Cornish porth, from Proto-Brythonic *porθ, borrowed from Latin porta (“gate, passage”).


godhvos

godhvosow (plural)
godhvos (unmutated)
wodhvos (soft)
kodhvos
hwodhvos (mixed)
wodhvos (after-th mutation-mixed)
goffos (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)

From Old Cornish godbod, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨbod. Originally a compound of bos (“to be”) with an adjective derived from Proto-Celtic *wid-, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Breton gouzout and Welsh gwybod.


torth

From Proto-Brythonic *torθ, borrowed from Late Latin torta.


kolom

kelemmi (plural)
kolom (unmutated)
golom (soft)
holom

From Proto-Brythonic *kolom, from Latin columba. Cognate with Welsh colomen.


kolyn

kelyn (plural)
kolyn (unmutated)
golyn (soft)
holyn

From Old Cornish coloin from Proto-Brythonic *koluɨn, from Proto-Celtic *kolignos. Compare with Breton kolen.


kowas

kowasow (plural)
kowas (unmutated)
gowas (soft)
howas

From Middle Cornish cowes, from Proto-Celtic *kowotos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁w-. Cognate with Breton kaouad and Welsh cawod.


loder

From Old Cornish loder, from Proto-Brythonic *llọdr (“leg covering”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸlātrom (“position”). Cognate with Breton loer (“stocking”), Irish láthair (“site”), Scottish Gaelic làthair (“presence”), and Welsh llawdr (“trousers”).


polter

From Middle English poudre (“powder”), from Old French poudre, from Latin pulvis. Cognate with Breton poultrenn.


trongornvil

trongornviles (plural)
trongornvil (unmutated)
drongornvil (soft)
throngornvil

tron (“nose”) + korn (“horn”) + mil (“animal”).


liw

From Old Cornish liu, from Proto-Brythonic *lliw, from Proto-Celtic *līwos. Cognate with Breton liv, Irish lí, and Welsh lliw.


morvleydh

morvleydhi (plural)
morvleydh (unmutated)
vorvleydh (soft)
forvleydh (mixed)
vorvleydh (after-th mutation-mixed)

From mor (“sea”) + bleydh (“wolf”). Compare Breton morvleiz.


dydh

dedhyow (plural)
dydh (unmutated)
dhydh (soft)
tydh
tydh (mixed)
tydh (after-th mutation-mixed)
dedh (alternative Revived-Late-Cornish)
dÿdh (alternative Standard-Cornish)

From Middle Cornish dyth, from Old Cornish det, from Proto-Celtic *dyīus (compare Welsh dydd, Breton deiz, Old Irish día), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws, *dyew- (compare Latin diēs).


Swis

From English Swiss, from Middle French Suisse.


lowen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kreslu

Calque of Welsh heddlu. By surface analysis, kres (“peace”) + lu (“troop”).


gwithyas kres

head

gwithyas kres m (plural gwithysi kres, gwithyji kres)


kreswas

Calque of Welsh heddwas. By surface analysis, kres (“peace”) + gwas (“chap, guy”).


karr

kerri (plural)
karr (unmutated)
garr (soft)
harr

From Proto-Brythonic *karr, from Proto-Celtic *karros.